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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 - 6 July, 2021

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

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2021

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

OpIndia Staff - 28 June, 2021

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

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

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2021

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

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

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

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2021

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.

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

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2021

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

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

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2021

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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