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Rahul Gandhi violates POCSO Act in Delhi minor rape case, NCPCR asks Twitter India to remove contentious tweet

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Rahul Gandhi had tweeted a photo of a minor girl victim's family with a caption stating that they were the father and the mother of the victim child, thus disclosing the details of the minor victim.
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Typing the word ‘semen’ as ‘semman’ had resulted in the acquittal of a POCSO accused, Madras HC reverses order, slams prosecution. Details

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The Court held that under Section 29 of the POCSO Act 2012, it is for the accused to defend himself once the prosecution proved the offence and the Court had drawn its presumption.
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Andhra Pradesh: 46-year-old pastor arrested for sexual assault on a 10-year-old, had tried to bribe the child to keep quiet

OpIndia Staff -
The pastor allegedly assaulted the minor girl on June 22. When the 10-year-old victim’s mother got to know of the incident, she filed a police complaint in the Sarpavaram police station.
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Kerala: CPM youth wing member arrested for rape and murder of 6-year-old girl, had been sexually abusing the child for 3 years

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As per reports, Arjun panicked after the incident and spread the rumor of the minor's accidental death. However, the autopsy report revealed sexual assault and a detailed investigation led to his arrest.
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Salim converts and marries minor girl after pretending to help in treatment, UP police book 3 under POCSO and anti-conversion law

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The accused brought the victim to Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of getting her treated for her ailment by an occultist.
Crime

Tamil Nadu: Science teacher Habeeb Mohammad arrested for sexually harassing class 9 student

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A Habeeb Mohammad, a 38-year-old science teacher has been arrested by Tamil Nadu police for sexually harassing a class 9 through obscene phone calls.
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UP: Maulana rapes minor girl for two years, village panchayat orders him to marry the victim

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The incident has been reported from the Pipraich area in Gorakhpur.
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Jharkhand: Minor girls sexually abused, tortured at Mother Teresa Welfare Trust, accused are absconding

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The accused include Harpal Singh Thapar, the director of the NGO and his wife Pushpa Rani Tirkey, the chairperson of East Singhbhum district CWC, the warden, her son and a staff member Tony Singh.
Crime

Naagin 3 actor Pearl V Puri arrested under POCSO in sexual assault case, celebrities come out in support

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Pearl V Puri and five others have been charged under various sections of the IPC and the stringent POCSO Act.
Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension after minor Dalit girl raped at gunpoint in Moradabad

OpIndia Staff -
The police have also deployed additional teams in the area to contain the law and order situation that might flare up owing to the rape of a minor Dalit girl by perpetrator of another community.
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