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POCSO Act

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‘Sex crimes committed on impulse, offenders deserve chance for reform’, Catholic priests oppose death penalty for paedophiles

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The Catholic Church is against the death penalty for any crimes, Bishop Jose Chittooparampil said.
News Reports

AMU cleric arrested on accusation of sexually harassing a 9-year-old girl whom he used to teach Quran

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Cleric of mosque inside AMU admits that he sexually molested a 9-year-old girl, arrested
News Reports

Government approves amendments in POCSO Act including death penalty for sexual offence against children

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

Rape of 7-year-old leads to violent protests in Jaipur, dozens of vehicles torched, internet suspended

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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.
Crime

Kanpur: Minor girl raped by a Maulvi in a Madarsa, accused arrested

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The accused Maulvi had gone into hiding after his actions became public. However, the police were able to nab him by tracking his location through his phone.
Crime

Aligarh child murder: SIT to probe the case, sexual abuse charges to also be probed

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UP Police has said that action has been taken against the concerned SHO for delinquency in the Aligarh child murder case
Crime

Jaipur: School teacher Rameez Raja awarded life term by POCSO court for sexually abusing dozens of students

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Rameez Raja was arrested on February 9, 2017, by Ramganj police. He used to abuse children and film the act.
Crime

7 year old girl brutally raped and murdered in Kannauj, postmortem reveals broken bones, injury in private parts

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The girl's body was found floating in the river with broken bones and injury marks on the private parts
Crime

Kerala: Priest convicted after two years for raping and impregnating a minor girl

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The rape survivor's father was forced to take up the blame of raping her own daughter and impregnating her.
Government and Policy

In Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh, family of 8-year old gang rape survivor asked to vacate house

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The child was abducted, gang-raped and had her throat cut by the perpetrators Irfan and Asif last year. She had to struggle for her life for five months in a hospital.
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