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TopicChild sex abuse

Topic: child sex abuse

Bengaluru police arrests Yoga guru Niranjana Murthy for allegedly assaulting minor boy & several women

FIR says the complainant, aged 17 then, went with Murthy to a Thailand competition in 2019, where the yoga guru first sexually harassed them. The complainant quit the events afterward.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted 10-year-old boy in 2005, claims new lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in 2005, according to a new lawsuit that joins more than two dozen others accusing

Telegram has a seedy underbelly. It’s a hunting ground for paedophiles that’s got agencies worried

Telegram maintains it takes immediate & stringent action as prescribed by law when child pornography, child sexual abuse material, or rape and gangrape content is reported to it.

In Ajmer maulana killing, children got the better of cops. Spotlight now on madrasa safety

The incident has shaken Ajmer, increased the demand for security of the city's madrasas and mosques, including mandatory registration of these institutions.

How an Instagram post led to 20-year jail term for tutor who sexually exploited minor student

Uploaded in 2019, the post gives details of the abuse the teenager suffered when she was 13. In its judgment, trial court placed strong reliance on testimony of survivor, her parents.

Clinton, Trump, Prince Andrew, Michael Jackson named in Jeffrey Epstein unsealed documents

Documents are part of a 2015 lawsuit against Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell by one of his victims, Virginia Giuffre. The lawsuit was settled in 2017.

Child sex racket busted by CBI ‘extends from Pakistan to US, shares videos on social media’

The racket, involving ‘5,000 people across 100 nations’, was allegedly engaged in online distribution of child sexual exploitation material for monetary benefits.

POCSO court denies bail to man saying child knows ‘good touch bad touch’

Special judge Bharati Kale, while rejecting the bail plea of the accused, said the victim has categorically stated that the applicant touched her and 'she felt it was a bad touch'.

Pakistan media mogul’s ‘illegal’ arrest sparks protests, even in UK

Journalists have been protesting against the arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, the Editor-in-Chief of Jang-Geo Group, calling it an attack on press freedom.

POCSO death penalty will spell life threat for victims, prolong trials, say experts

The Cabinet has given its nod to amend the POCSO Act to include death penalty for aggravated penetrative sexual offences against children.

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Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.