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NCP Pune chief Deepak Mankar, two others booked for alleged document forgery
To substantiate the claim of a land deal, Mankar reportedly submitted a stamped agreement outlining the alleged land deal. However, on verification, the document was found to be forged, said police
Published on May 13, 2025 05:44 AM IST
Rippling co-founder's wife says son ‘kidnapped’ by ‘sexual pervert’ husband
Divya Shashidar, a US citizen, accused her husband of grave sexual offences and illegally transferring her property to her father-in-law
Published on Mar 24, 2025 01:17 PM IST
Delhi HC upholds conviction in 2015 harassment case, cites public safety issues
The case, dating back to October 2015, involved a woman who accused a man of making inappropriate gestures and forcibly kissing her on a bus from Khaira Mor to Janakpuri
Published on Mar 01, 2025 01:52 PM IST
Delhi HC seeks response from Police on STD testing for minors in sexual offences
A plea sought a direction to Delhi police to issue a standing order indicating the onus of testing of child survivors for STIs and STDs was on the probe agency.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 05:21 PM IST
PTI |
Ludhiana: Man rapes 17-year-old stepdaughter, held
The minor has alleged that the accused thrashed her when she resisted and threatened to chop her with an axe
Published on Feb 13, 2025 05:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Transgender person sent to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor boy
A Mumbai court sentenced a transgender person to 20 years for raping a 14-year-old boy multiple times, emphasizing the victim's trauma and need for justice.
Updated on Nov 10, 2024 08:26 AM IST
CM Mamata demands PM Modi's resignation as Bengal assembly passes anti-rape bill
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee spoke on the 'Aparajita' anti-rape bill tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 03:04 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Laws on sexual offences women-centric but male partners not always wrong: HC
The court was hearing the complainant’s appeal against acquittal of the accused in the rape case. The accused had also been charge-sheeted under the Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, 1989. As per the case, In 2019, the victim had made a complaint in Colnelganj police station of Prayagraj that the accused established sexual relationship with her on the promise of marriage but later refused to marry her. She also claimed that he had spoken about her caste in a derogatory manner.
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:12 AM IST
JItendra Sarin
HC pushes for setting up 138 fast-track POCSO courts
HC directs collaboration to establish 138 fast-track POCSO courts in Maharashtra, highlighting need for infrastructure and support staff in lower judiciary.
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 09:08 AM IST
Sahyaja MS
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.
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 09:28 AM IST
Asian 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.
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 08:26 AM IST
Rutuja 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
Published on Nov 29, 2023 05:15 PM IST
‘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.
Published on Nov 17, 2023 01:04 PM IST
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
Published on Oct 07, 2023 09:04 PM IST
Hitender 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.
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
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 04:53 AM IST
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.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 03:31 PM IST
Amethi | Press 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.
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 03:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | Ramesh 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.
Updated on Dec 13, 2020 01:03 AM IST
Muzaffarnagar | Press 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
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 12:17 AM IST
HT 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
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 12:38 AM IST
Manish 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
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panchkula | HT 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
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT 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.
Published on Oct 27, 2020 02:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT 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.
Published on Oct 18, 2020 12:24 PM IST
Varanasi | HT 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.
Published on Oct 13, 2020 12:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Raipur | Ritesh 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.
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 10:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Shailee 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.
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT 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).
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT 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.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 12:32 AM IST
Neeraj Mohan, Karnal