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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicPOCSO Act

Topic: POCSO Act

‘Behaviour changed 2 wks ago.’ Kin of Badlapur schoolgirl fear minor may have been assaulted even before

Family of one of the minors assaulted in Badlapur alleges that there may be other victims. Calling out apathy of police and school, they call for the guilty to be held accountable.

Adoptive mom took 3-yr-old to hospital in 2018. Now she’s a POCSO accused — chronicle of a complex case

Earlier this month, Delhi HC refused to quash the charges against her, saying that even a woman can be charged under the POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault.

Karauli rape-murder case takes unexpected turn — parents ‘poisoned 11-yr-old, set her ablaze’, held

Karauli SP says the 11-year-old, who was speech and hearing impaired, was not raped. Relatives insist family ‘being framed’.

POCSO case: Bengaluru court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Karnataka ex-CM Yediyurappa

Warrant issued after BJP veteran failed to appear before fast-track court and record his statement in the case filed against him in March.

Make social media platforms liable to report users uploading child abuse clips under POCSO — NCPCR to SC

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.

16-yr-old girl raped, murdered in Assam after Class 10 exam secures first division in results

Parents had reported the 16-yr-old missing on 5 March. Assam DGP confirms that investigation has been transferred to CID, given ‘sensitivity of the case’.

5-yr-old raped, murdered in Delhi’s Bawana — ‘throat slit, head bludgeoned, body dumped in factory’

Minor’s body was found in a factory Monday. Delhi cops arrested 28-yr-old Totan Lohar, a plastic factory worker, from West Bengal in connection with the case.

Karnataka ex-CM Yediyurappa booked for alleged sexual assault on minor

On complaint lodged by girl’s mother, BJP leader has been booked under POCSO Act & IPC. He says he was ‘only trying to help the woman’, who has filed cases against other officials too.

2 minors found hanging from tree in UP village. Family says they were ‘gangraped, beaten into silence’

3 held, including son of man who brought girls' family to work at kiln. Family claims incident took place after they confronted accused for taking illicit videos of one of the girls.

Unnao school headmaster arrested for ‘sexual abuse of 18 minor students’, booked under POCSO

According to FIR, girls — aged 7 to 14 yrs — accused the headmaster of sexually harassing them, while talking to school staff and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights members.

On Camera

India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.