scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, December 14, 2025
TopicPOCSO

Topic: POCSO

Former hostel warden of Arunachal school sentenced to death for sexually assaulting 21 kids

A Hindi teacher and a former headmaster were handed 20-yr rigorous imprisonment for involvement in crime. SIT had probed the atrocities that took place between 2019 and 2022.

Where are co-accused with ‘BJP links’? Oppn slams Mahayuti after Badlapur accused killed in custody

Police say Akshay Shinde was being taken to Badlapur from Taloja jail when he allegedly snatched service weapon, opened fire and died in resultant retaliatory firing.

How alleged sexual assault of 2 minors at Badlapur school led to clash between protesters, police

Police have arrested cleaner accused of sexually assaulting two minors at private school in Badlapur; govt suspended 3 police officers after protesters alleged laxity in filing FIR.

Assam teacher booked under POCSO for ‘forcing student to watch porn’, protesters set govt school ablaze

Accused Jahir Uddin is absconding. Karimganj SP says minor's family initially did not report alleged incident to police. Suo motu case lodged for destruction of govt property.

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.

POCSO accused absconding for a fortnight in Haryana, minor’s family alleges cops aiding him

FIR was lodged 10 July, a day after accused had targeted minor. Family has sought action against three cops who are related to accused.

Karnataka HC directs CID to not arrest BS Yediyurappa in POCSO case till 17 June hearing

According to reports, the veteran BJP leader has gone to an 'undisclosed' location in New Delhi.

5 booked for ‘gang-raping’ 15-yr-old girl returning from tuition class in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol

The accused, arrested Tuesday, allegedly held her male friend hostage while they took turns assaulting her. Two among them are habitual offenders with prior criminal record, police say.

Minor girl & boy in Ghaziabad ‘sexually assaulted by mother’s partner for year, tortured by mother’

Ten-year-old girl was rescued after she ran away in January. Medical examination of girl has confirmed rape & both the man and the mother are now behind bars.

Retd UP Police DIG booked for ‘unnatural sex’ with 8-yr-old, minor was ‘assaulted for months’

Minor's family had been residing in the former DIG's house on rent for past 2 yrs. According to FIR, boy revealed his ordeal after accused’s latest attempt to assault him on 17 February.

On Camera

India’s once unshakeable ties with Russia are fraying

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week was his first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Bilateral summits used to...

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.