child abuse

Begusarai is on tenterhooks as the news of a Dalit girl being allegedly sexually assaulted by a young man from the Muslim community has come to the fore, raising communal tempers in the region

Madarsa teacher Suleman Ansari allegedly used the CCTV camera inside a classroom to watch students changing clothes.

Reporting of child abuse and sexual assaults meted out to children enrolled in madarsas were considered as taboo until recently and had largely gone un-reported

The recently shared video by AIB had edited portions of a famous scene from Bollywood blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and showed the little girl rolling up a joint and smoking it in a school event. AIB now seems to have deleted the video from their Facebook and Instagram pages.

the Centre had earlier introduced a bill to amend POCSO Act, 2012 in May earlier this year in an attempt to introduce the death penalty for child rapists, but the bill had lapsed following the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.

The amendments to the POCSO Act also seek to curb child pornography by imposing fine and providing imprisonment.

According to police, Khan would lure the minors, take them to secluded places and rape them. If they resisted, he would kill them.

The condition of the baby remains fragile as she has suffered serious injuries.

Police have stated that tension spread in the area after social media circulations of a communal angle being involved in the case. Internet services have been suspended in 13 police districts.

As per reports, the child being terrorised in the video is ten years old. Other students in the room watch helplessly as the child is held down and is threatened with an axe.