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Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Jind

The additional district and session judge, Chander Hass, has imposed a fine of ₹30,000 on the convict and ordered him to face 29 months in simple jail in case of default.

A special and fast track court for protection of children from sexual offences has awarded a 20-year rigorous imprisonment to a man for raping a minor girl in Haryana’s Jind district. (Shutterstock)

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Updated on Jan 31, 2024 09:28 AM IST

ByAsian News International, Jind

57-year-old gets life term for raping 14-year-old distant relative

A 57-year-old man in Mumbai has been sentenced to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old distant relative in 2020. The man's cousin's granddaughter had been living with him and his wife since she was 2 years old. The court found the victim's testimony credible and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the accused.

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Updated on Dec 23, 2023 08:26 AM IST

ByRutuja Gaidhani

Union Cabinet approves extension of fast-track special courts scheme for 3 years

Fast-track courts, which were first introduced in 2000, began to receive renewed government support in the wake of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case

PM Modi chaired the Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (File Photo)

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Published on Nov 29, 2023 05:15 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

‘Parents trusted him’: Ex-MasterChef Aus finalist jailed for molesting children

The court observed that the convict normalised sex talk among students and encouraged sexual activity both between and with them.

Former MasterChef Australia performer Paul Douglas Frost

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Published on Nov 17, 2023 01:04 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Palwal man gets death sentence for raping minor daughter for 4 years

The special court has also awarded ₹10.5 lakh as compensation to the victim; the convict used to assault and intimidate the victim, said the court

The victim had lodged a complaint on October 2, 2020.

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Published on Oct 07, 2023 09:04 PM IST

ByHitender Rao, Chandigarh

Delhi minor rape: Fresh case registered after girl alleges assault by few others

Khakha, who has been suspended by the Delhi government, allegedly raped the minor several times between November 2020 and January 2021 and impregnated her.

A vehicle belonging to Delhi police parked on the road.(HT File)

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Updated on Sep 15, 2023 10:55 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Sreelakshmi B

65% Pocso cases pending in Delhi, several accused walk free

Experts say delays in the completion of forensic reports and deposition of witnesses, and some victims being untraceable are the reasons for the pendency

According to the data, a total of 12,667 cases are pending trial out of which 4,411 are pending for less than a year; 5,855 cases for 1-3 years; 1,947 cases for 3-5 years; 402 cases for 5-10 years; and 52 cases for more than a year. (Representational Image/Getty Images)

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Updated on Aug 19, 2023 04:53 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

42-year-old man held for raping Dalit minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi

An FIR has been lodged on the basis of the complaint under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused.

People protest against increasing incidents of rape and sexual assault in New Delhi in this file photo.(Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 08, 2021 03:31 PM IST

Amethi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Kerala High Court sets aside aquittal in Walayar minors’ rape-murder case

The bench comprising Justices A Hariprasad and MA Anitha ordered a retrial in the case and directed the special court to hear it.

The accused in the Wayalar sisters’ rape-murder case has been asked to surrender before the trial court by January 20. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2021 03:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | ByRamesh Babu

7-yr-old gang raped in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

The minor’s father alleged that the accused took her to a nearby house and raped her.

People hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 13, 2020 01:03 AM IST

Muzaffarnagar | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Ludhiana man held for raping 17-year-old on pretext of rituals

Threatened to kill victim’s family using his ‘powers’ should she reveal the sexual abuse

The accused, Vicky Sai, 36, of Dharampura, also threatened to kill her family using his ‘powers’ should she reveal the sexual abuse.

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Updated on Dec 06, 2020 12:17 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Rise in crimes against women, children in Mumbai in 2019-2020: Praja Foundation report

The number of rape cases in Mumbai went up from 728 in 2015-2016 to 904 in 2019-2020 (a 24% increase), according to the city-based Praja Foundation report released on Thursday

The report revealed that children were victims in 61% of the rape cases in Mumbai in 2019.

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Updated on Nov 27, 2020 12:38 AM IST

ByManish K Pathak and Charul Shah, Mumbai

Aunt asks rape victim not to reveal crime, held with 2 men in Panchkula

Naveen Sharma (29), Jatin (27) and the paternal aunt (26) of the minor were arrested under the POCSO Act after the victim’s grandmother filed a complaint with the police

Three persons have been arrested in Panchkula under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.(Shutterstock)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2020 10:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Panchkula | ByHT Correspondent

Man held for stalking, outraging modesty of minor in Panchkula

An FIR was registered on Tuesday on the complaint of the girl’s father that Tarundeep was stalking his daughter, harassing her for her contact details and issuing threats to her

A man has been arrested in Panchkula for stalking and outraging the modesty of a minor.(Shutterstock/For representation)

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Updated on Nov 11, 2020 11:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

S-I dismissed for stalking, harassing women, minor

A police officer, who wished not to be named, said Grewal was arrested following a week-long investigation during which they scanned CCTV footage from several points in Dwarka and examined more than 100 grey Baleno cars, similar to the one that Grewal was driving at the time of incidents.

The man had flashed, passed indecent remarks and stalked three women and a minor girl on a road in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka between October 17 and 20.(AFP/Getty Images)

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Published on Oct 27, 2020 02:29 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

15-year-old raped in UP’s Jaunpur, accused on the run

The incident occurred when the girl was returning home after buying medicines from a local market.

UP Police have been criticised over their handling of rape cases after the Hathras gang rape-murder case.(HT File)

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Published on Oct 18, 2020 12:24 PM IST

Varanasi | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Joydeep Gupta

Chhattisgarh CM asks Chief Justice of HC to notify fast track courts for sexual crimes

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said there is an urgent need for prompt consideration for the victims of sexual crimes to get speedy justice and exemplary punishment for the accused.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that sexual offences against women and children are a matter of grave concern in the country and need immediate attention.(PTI)

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Published on Oct 13, 2020 12:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra

Teenager’s ordeal: Brother, high on drugs, raped her last year

In her statement to the police, the Class 9 student said she was sexually exploited by her brother, the sole earning member of the family, in December 2019.

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Updated on Sep 24, 2020 10:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByShailee Dogra, Chandigarh

Minor sexually assaulted at Delhi park, attacker held

The girl and her brother had gone to collect books from a government-run school and were waiting outside the park when the crime took place, said the police.

A woman who was passing by saw the sister-brother duo crying, learnt about the alleged sexual assault and informed the police, which nabbed the man in the park itself.

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Updated on Aug 25, 2020 12:53 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Lab technician arrested for raping minor girl on RML hospital premises

The hospital employee was arrested on Tuesday, soon after the rape survivor approached the police with a complaint, said Eish Singhal, deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi).

The officer said the lab technician has been booked for rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.(File Photo(Representative Image))

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Updated on Aug 13, 2020 10:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Father among 4 arrested for pushing Kurukshetra girl into flesh trade

Kurukshetra police have arrested four members of a 17-year-old girl’s family for allegedly forcing her into flesh trade and extorting money from people by threatening them of implicating them in fake rape case. The accused are her father, two uncles and a cousin.

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Updated on Aug 06, 2020 12:32 AM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Labourer rapes 14-year-old girl he befriended

the victim’s mother said her daughter had come back home late from work on July 25 and narrated the incident when asked for the reason for delay

A 19-year-old man befriended a teenaged girl and raped her in a house after asking her to accompany him to a park.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 28, 2020 08:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

POCSO court rejects bail plea of man accused of raping minor daughter

The accused allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted his daughter between 2015 and January 2020, when his wife was away at their native place.

The incident came to light after the minor victim broke down before her friend and revealed about the sexual assault.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jul 11, 2020 03:23 PM IST

Mumbai | ByCharul Shah

Labourer held for rape of 9-year-old girl in Ludhiana

The girl was at home with two of her younger siblings and her parents were at work when the accused, Joginder, a labourer, raped her. He is married and his family lives in Uttar Pradesh.

A man has been arrested in Ludhiana for raping his neighbour’s daughter.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 29, 2020 11:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Man booked for raping 7-yr-old girl in Faridkot

Girl had gone out to play in the evening when the accused took her to his house and raped her

The accused under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.(HT FILE)

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Updated on Jun 05, 2020 07:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Faridkot | ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

17-year-old booked for raping two-year-old

The boy was caught red-handed by the child’s mother who then called the police and filed a formal complaint

Police said the accused is a neighbour of the victim(Representative image)

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Published on May 07, 2020 08:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

22-year-old booked for raping 16-year-old girl in Gurugram’s Udyog Vihar

Police said that the girl, a class 10 student, is from Bihar. The accused lives in the neighbourhood of the girl, the police said.

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Updated on Apr 29, 2020 06:13 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Gurugram

2 minor girls raped in Rajasthan in separate incidents: Police

In Ajmer, an unidentified person abducted an 11-year-old girl at around 4 am on Monday from the courtyard of the house, where she was sleeping with her parents.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2020 03:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByJaykishan Sharma

Sexual assault on 3-yr-old in Kharar: Cousin sent to reformation home for 3 years

Childline had received a call from the victim’s mother about the sexual assault on the girl in May 2019

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Published on Mar 14, 2020 01:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mohali | ByShailee Dogra, Mohali

Girl, 16, commits suicide after boyfriend allegedly leaks intimate video

The person hanged herself from the ceiling of her house on Monday evening due to depression, an official said.

The girl hanged herself from the ceiling of her house on Monday evening due to depression(Representative image)(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2020 06:17 PM IST

Ahmedabad | ByPress Trust of India

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The additional district and session judge, Chander Hass, has imposed a fine of ₹30,000 on the convict and ordered him to face 29 months in simple jail in case of default.

Fast-track courts, which were first introduced in 2000, began to receive renewed government support in the wake of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case

The court observed that the convict normalised sex talk among students and encouraged sexual activity both between and with them.

The special court has also awarded ₹10.5 lakh as compensation to the victim; the convict used to assault and intimidate the victim, said the court

Khakha, who has been suspended by the Delhi government, allegedly raped the minor several times between November 2020 and January 2021 and impregnated her.

Experts say delays in the completion of forensic reports and deposition of witnesses, and some victims being untraceable are the reasons for the pendency

An FIR has been lodged on the basis of the complaint under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused.

The bench comprising Justices A Hariprasad and MA Anitha ordered a retrial in the case and directed the special court to hear it.

The minor’s father alleged that the accused took her to a nearby house and raped her.

Threatened to kill victim’s family using his ‘powers’ should she reveal the sexual abuse

The number of rape cases in Mumbai went up from 728 in 2015-2016 to 904 in 2019-2020 (a 24% increase), according to the city-based Praja Foundation report released on Thursday

Naveen Sharma (29), Jatin (27) and the paternal aunt (26) of the minor were arrested under the POCSO Act after the victim’s grandmother filed a complaint with the police

An FIR was registered on Tuesday on the complaint of the girl’s father that Tarundeep was stalking his daughter, harassing her for her contact details and issuing threats to her

A police officer, who wished not to be named, said Grewal was arrested following a week-long investigation during which they scanned CCTV footage from several points in Dwarka and examined more than 100 grey Baleno cars, similar to the one that Grewal was driving at the time of incidents.

The incident occurred when the girl was returning home after buying medicines from a local market.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said there is an urgent need for prompt consideration for the victims of sexual crimes to get speedy justice and exemplary punishment for the accused.

In her statement to the police, the Class 9 student said she was sexually exploited by her brother, the sole earning member of the family, in December 2019.

The girl and her brother had gone to collect books from a government-run school and were waiting outside the park when the crime took place, said the police.

The hospital employee was arrested on Tuesday, soon after the rape survivor approached the police with a complaint, said Eish Singhal, deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi).

Kurukshetra police have arrested four members of a 17-year-old girl’s family for allegedly forcing her into flesh trade and extorting money from people by threatening them of implicating them in fake rape case. The accused are her father, two uncles and a cousin.

the victim’s mother said her daughter had come back home late from work on July 25 and narrated the incident when asked for the reason for delay

The accused allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted his daughter between 2015 and January 2020, when his wife was away at their native place.

The girl was at home with two of her younger siblings and her parents were at work when the accused, Joginder, a labourer, raped her. He is married and his family lives in Uttar Pradesh.

Girl had gone out to play in the evening when the accused took her to his house and raped her

The boy was caught red-handed by the child’s mother who then called the police and filed a formal complaint

Police said that the girl, a class 10 student, is from Bihar. The accused lives in the neighbourhood of the girl, the police said.

In Ajmer, an unidentified person abducted an 11-year-old girl at around 4 am on Monday from the courtyard of the house, where she was sleeping with her parents.

Childline had received a call from the victim’s mother about the sexual assault on the girl in May 2019

The person hanged herself from the ceiling of her house on Monday evening due to depression, an official said.

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