Crimes Against Children
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Unnao girl was poisoned, has denied sexual assault, say police
Three girls were found in an unconscious state in Unnao’s Babuhara village last Wednesday. Only one of them survived.
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Unnao Dalit girls death: FIR against ‘Mojo Story’, 7 more Twitter handles for alleged ‘fake stories’
The ‘Mojo Story’ called the FIR a ‘blatant case of harassment and intimidation’ and defended its coverage of the incident.
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Unnao Dalit girls death: Teenager in Kanpur hospital taken off ventilator support
A local court on Saturday sent two accused in the case to judicial custody for 14 days.
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Trending
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Unnao Dalit girls death: Minor among two held; teenagers cremated amid heavy security
The accused gave some pesticide with water to the three girls, the police said.
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Unnao Dalit girls death: UP Police chief says postmortem is inconclusive, no injury marks on bodies
Another 17-year-old girl, who was also found at the same spot, is in a Kanpur hospital. Her condition is said to be stable.
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Patna school principal sentenced to death for raping minor in 2018, teacher gets life term
The judge said that the POCSO court had to take a strong view of the incident so that it could serve as a deterrent.
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Video
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Watch: Bisons return to this Canadian territory for the first time in over a century
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi enjoys a swim with fishermen of Kerala
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Watch: Comedian Munawar Faruqui is back with a joke after spending over a month in prison
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Supreme Court allows NCW plea against Bombay HC verdict on groping without ‘skin-to-skin’ contact
The state of Maharashtra and the attorney general of India have also filed petitions against the judgement, which was stayed by the SC last month.
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Kerala woman arrested for killing her six-year-old son as a ‘sacrifice to Allah’
Shahida called the emergency control room in Palakkad district between 3 am and 4 am and confessed to the murder.
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Harsh Mander’s NGO denies allegations after Delhi Police file FIR for abuse in children’s homes
The FIR was lodged after a complaint by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which raided two children’s homes run by the organisation.
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The Reel
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‘The Good Traitor’ trailer: A diplomat turns his back on his country to fight the Nazis
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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NCW moves SC against order that minor’s groping without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ is not sexual assault
In its plea, the commission said the interpretation of the Bombay High Court that physical contact means ‘skin-to-skin touch’ was perverse and bad in law.
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Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of raping 2-year-old girl, cites delay in filing FIR
The SC has held that even a long delay in registration of FIR can be accepted if the witness has no motive of falsely implicating the accused.
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Holding minor’s hand, unzipping pants in front of them isn’t sexual assault under POCSO: Bombay HC
The ruling was passed by the same judge who said groping a minor without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ did not constitute as sexual assault.
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The Field
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India vs England: R Ashwin becomes second quickest bowler of all time to pick up 400 Test wickets
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ISL qualification scenarios: Who needs what in the race for semi-final and AFC Champions League spot
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Who would have imagined this: Reactions to India’s batting collapse on day two of third Test
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Lleyton Hewitt named to Tennis Hall of Fame, Original 9 of WTA first group to be inducted
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