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Kerala: Minor sportsperson raped for 2 years by coaches and classmates, Police book 64 people; six arrested so far

Pathanamthitta Child Welfare Committee chairman Rajeev N said that the victim sportsperson first disclosed the sexual assaults during a school counselling session.

POCSO cases cannot be ‘settled’ on pleas of family honour, and ‘compromise’: How courts have been firm on cases of sexual crimes against children

The issue of sexual crimes targeting children has impacted the entire world, with India being no exception.

Kerala: POCSO court sentences Malappuram man Unais to 87 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeated sexual assault on minor girl

A POCSO court in Kerala's Manjeri sentenced 29-year-old Unais, son of Hussain, to 87 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old minor girl

Madhya Pradesh: 16-year-old raped in moving ambulance in Mauganj district, FIR filed against 4 including victim’s sister and brother-in-law

A 16-year-old teenager was allegedly raped in an ambulance in the Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh

Bulandshahr Gang-Rape and Murder: Allahabad HC commutes death sentence of Israel, Zulfiqar and Dilshad, sentences them to 25 yrs in prison, says not ‘rarest...

In March 2021, the POCSO court of Bulandshahr sentenced Israel, Zulfiqar, and Dilshad to death in this rape and murder case. The court said that the crime was so serious and gruesome that it created an atmosphere of fear in the society.

Kerala: CPM leader Sebin Francis arrested under POCSO over sexual assault of minor student, had given death threats to victim

The incident which led to the CPM leader's arrest occurred in 2023 when he raped the 12th class student.

Arunachal Pradesh: Yumken Bagra, who sexually assaulted 21 students of Karo School, awarded death sentence under POCSO, 2 other accused sent to 20 years...

A special investigative team (SIT) that investigated the issue discovered that between 2014 and 2022, Bagra sexually molested at least 21 kids in Arunachal Pradesh

Kerala: Police to take suo moto cognizance of POCSO-related allegations cited in Hema committee report days after HC slammed Pinarayi Vijayan govt for inaction

The Justice Hema Committee report included at least two witness statements that pertain to POCSO-related offences.

West Bengal: POCSO court awards death penalty to Md Abbas for brutal rape and murder of minor schoolgirl in Siliguri last year

A special POCSO court in West Bengal’s Siliguri on 7 September sentenced one Md Abbas to death for rape and murder of a minor girl last year.

Badlapur sexual assault case: SIT registers FIR against school authorities for not complying with POCSO norms

The special investigation team (SIT) for Badlapur sexual assault against minors has registered an FIR against the school authorities, for not complying with the provisions of section 19 of the POCSO Ac

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