Juvenile Crime
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Chhattisgarh: Police file case against 6 girls for allegedly torturing, sexually abusing 7-year-old
The child told her mother that her seniors at a government-run hostel had abused her after she accidentally dropped their washed clothes.
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Noida double murder: Teenager has confessed to killing mother and sister, say police
The 15-year-old was arrested from the Dashashwmedh Ghat at Varanasi on Friday.
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Delhi: Five schoolboys arrested for stabbing 17-year-old to death aboard moving bus
A group of youngsters snatched the mobile phone of Mohammad Anas and stabbed him in the neck when he confronted them, the police said.
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Is it time for India to enact a parental liability law?
Despite several instances of juvenile offences such as underage driving, Indian law is silent on making parents accountable for the excesses of their wards.
Megha Gupta
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Delhi hit-and-run case: Juvenile accused gets bail
The Juvenile Justice Board had rejected the teenager's bail application just a week ago.
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Delhi hit-and-run case: Bail plea of juvenile accused rejected
The Juvenile Justice Board said the accused was a repeat offender, and also reprimanded his parents for endangering the lives of others by giving him a car.
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Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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With no systems in place, we are taking away our children's right to justice
Given the current machinery, proper implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, which came into effect last month, seems highly unlikely.
Komal Ganotra
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Prosecuting children as adults: Brazil's Congress runs over child rights
Like in India, some in Brazil want children to be prosecuted as adults.
César Muñoz