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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicPOCSO Act

Topic: POCSO Act

6-yr-old Hapur rape victim identifies accused from photo, 8 police teams probe case

After the brutal rape of the 6-year-old girl, there is shock and disbelief in the UP village in Hapur district, where children would 'play around fearlessly'.

Minor boys from NE sexually abused in UP’s Muzaffarnagar ashram, ‘godman’ & disciple arrested

10 boys rescued, sexual abuse of 4 confirmed. Police said Bhakti Bhushan Govind Maharaj, owner of Gaudiya Math in Muzaffarnagar also physically beat children at the ashram.

Young boys turn offenders ‘without realising consequences’: HC bats for awareness on POCSO

The Gujarat High Court has noted that 'right kind of understanding needs to be given, in the form of legal awareness' among children and college students.

Madhya Pradesh HC asks POCSO accused to plant trees for bail, trial court to track growth

In the order, Justice Anand Pathak said that this was a test case to 'address the Anatomy of Violence and Evil by process of Creation'.

SC directs states to appoint exclusive public prosecutors in courts set up for POCSO cases

The apex court was hearing a petition with regard to 'alarming rise in the number of reported child rape incidents' after taking suo motu cognisance.

Assistant to former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh charged with raping minor under POCSO

Om Prakash Gupta, who was Raman Singh's personal assistant, was arrested based on a complaint by a 16-year-old who alleged he sexually abused her for more than 2 years.

Fast-track special courts for rape cases remain non-starter as states cite fund crunch

After Hyderabad and Unnao incidents, Modi govt to once again push states to set up the fast-track special courts that will hear POCSO and rape cases.

Call me a Sharia-loving jihadi, but I want rapists to be hanged

Those against death penalty for rape say it's the underlying cause of misogyny that should be targeted. But in a country of 1.3 billion people, where does one start?

Gangrape, sexual abuse by uncle, taunts — what UP girl went through before killing herself

The body of 21-yr-old was found hanging in Muzaffarnagar’s Badhiwala village on 5 October. She had 4 names, including that of the uncle, scribbled on her hand.

Unnao rape survivor’s case shows rural India needs a MeToo

Every remedial step available to Unnao woman was hindered by BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar and other men who kept making her complaint irrelevant.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.