The so-called 'grooming gangs' scandal, was a series of criminal cases in multiple English towns and cities where organised groups sexually exploited vulnerable young girls for decades.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP's post came after British PM Keir Starmer generalised the term 'Asian' in reference to a series of child abuse cases involving suspects of alleged Pakistani origin.
State news agency reported that Mohamad Riza was released on bail of $2,360. If convicted of criminal intimidation charge, he could face jail time of up to 2 years, a fine or both.
Child rights body noted that the platforms seemed to have ‘failed’ in obligation under Section 19 of POCSO Act that makes it mandatory for any person/body to report offences under Act.
The class 8 student who worked as a scrap collector slit the throat of 28-yr-old man who, he says, recorded a video of assault & used it to blackmail him. The abuse continued for 2 months.
School teacher Matthew Smith was arrested in November 2022 for exploiting kids in India for years. No case yet but CBI working with Interpol to identify those involved, it is learnt.
From Mughal ports to Dutch wars to Bombay’s merchant dynasties, Gujarati Muslims once shaped the Indian Ocean world — long before one of their descendants took New York.
While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
That’s how it should be.
POCSO criminalizes sex even between under-18 girls and boys. It’s a shame. A girl attains puberty around the age of 10-11 while a boy attains puberty around the age of 14-15.
So why should they wait till 18?
If the Indian POCSO act was enforced in any Western nation (say the US or Canada), more than 80% of the population there would have to be lodged in jails.
If getting married acts as a workaround, so be it. Sex is a basic human need, not a luxury.
That’s how it should be.
POCSO criminalizes sex even between under-18 girls and boys. It’s a shame. A girl attains puberty around the age of 10-11 while a boy attains puberty around the age of 14-15.
So why should they wait till 18?
If the Indian POCSO act was enforced in any Western nation (say the US or Canada), more than 80% of the population there would have to be lodged in jails.
If getting married acts as a workaround, so be it. Sex is a basic human need, not a luxury.