Crimes Against Children
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DCW issues notice to Delhi Police over alleged abduction and sexual assault of 5-year-old
The girl was allegedly abducted while she was playing outside her home on December 21.
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No plan to reduce age of consent for sexual acts, Centre tells Parliament
To a question on whether the age of consent can be reduced to 16, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said ‘the question does not arise’.
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Karnataka: Class 4 student dies after teacher throws him off from first floor
The teacher, identified as Muthappa Yellapa Hadagali, also assaulted the child’s mother who also taught at the same school.
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Legislature must address growing concern over age of consent under POCSO Act, says CJI Chandrachud
Justice Chandrachud also expressed concern over situations when cases of sexual assault against children are not reported due to social stigma.
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2018 Kathua rape: SC orders one accused person to be tried as an adult
A Jammu and Kashmir court had held that Shubham Sangra should be tried as a juvenile in the 2018 case pertaining to rape and murder of an eight-year-old.
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Bengaluru: School teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 15 students
A group of students accused him of inappropriately touching them and kissing some of them during classes as well as lunch breaks.
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Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Assam: Six held for allegedly gangraping 13-year-old girl
The incident took place on November 1.
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Lingayat seer arrested for sexual assault has committed an ‘unpardonable crime’, says BS Yediyurappa
In August, the former Karnataka chief minister had defended Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru saying that the allegations against him were fake.
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Karnataka HC annuls marriage of minor Muslim girl, says POCSO Act overrides personal law
The court, however, observed that the girl was a consenting party to the marriage.
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Court cuts rape convict’s life sentence to 20 years in jail for sparing child’s life
The Madhya Pradesh High Court also rebuked the police for not producing the minor’s chemical analysis report.
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Allahabad HC gives bail to man accused of raping minor on condition that he marries her
The father of the girl, who is an adult now, said he had no objection if the man was released on bail on the condition of marriage.
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Karnataka: Lingayat seer booked under POCSO Act again after more girls accuse him of sexual assault
Two minors, aged 12 and 14 years, have accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of assaulting them repeatedly during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
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