Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Main accused Brajesh Thakur, 18 others convicted of rape

Thakur used to run the shelter home in Bihar where at least 34 inmates were allegedly drugged and raped.

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· Jan 20, 2020 · 03:01 pm

Delhi: Two convicted for raping minor in 2013, court says child experienced ‘exceptional depravity’

The POCSO court said that the case had shaken the society’s ‘collective conscience’.

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· Jan 18, 2020 · 05:35 pm

Mumbai man who molested former Bollywood actor on flight gets 3 years in jail under POCSO Act

Seven witnesses, including the then minor actor, were examined in the case.

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· Jan 15, 2020 · 05:20 pm

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 35 minors believed to be dead are alive, CBI tells Supreme Court

The agency said it had been completed its inquiry into the shelter home case.

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· Jan 08, 2020 · 03:14 pm

Assam: FIR against SP for allegedly sexually assaulting another police officer’s minor daughter

Police said the incident occurred during a New Year’s Eve party at the SP’s official residence.

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· Jan 06, 2020 · 01:27 pm

Gujarat High Court upholds death penalty for man who raped and killed three-year-old Surat girl

The child went missing from her home in Godadara on October 14, 2018. Her body was found in the convict’s apartment the following day.

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· Dec 27, 2019 · 06:50 pm

Unnao rape case: MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar sentenced to life imprisonment

The court also ordered him to pay Rs 25-lakh compensation to the victim.

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· Dec 20, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Bihar: Auto driver arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping five-year-old girl in Darbhanga

RJD leader Rabri Devi called the state government ‘shameless’ and the deputy chief minister a ‘coward’ for not responding to questions about the incident.

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· Dec 07, 2019 · 06:38 pm

Odisha: Four men, including former constable, allegedly abduct and gangrape minor girl in Puri

The former constable, identified as Jitendra Sethi, reportedly used his identity card to gain the girl’s trust and convince her to come along with him.

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· Dec 03, 2019 · 09:58 am

Rajasthan: Six-year-old allegedly raped, strangled with school belt; 40-year-old arrested

The police said the man knew the girl, and killed her as he was afraid she would tell her parents about the assault.

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· Dec 02, 2019 · 10:04 am

Nithyananda case: In touch with MEA, other agencies to catch him, says Gujarat Police

Children have told the police that they were tortured, made to work and were illegally confined by the religious leader.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 04:30 pm

Nithyananda case: Police say religious leader fled abroad, MEA claims it has no ‘formal information’

Ahmedabad (rural) superintendent of police said they will seek Nithyananda’s custody through ‘proper channels’ if needed.

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· Nov 21, 2019 · 09:46 pm