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All Apps Should Be Monitored To Curb Child Porn, Says Parliamentary Panel
To prevent sexual abuse of children and contain access to and transmission of child pornographic content on social media, a Rajya Sabha panel has made 40 recommendations, including making monitoring apps mandatory on all devices and amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act.
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Man Gets 3-Years In Prison For Molesting Ex-Bollywood Actor On Flight
A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment to a 41-year-old man for molesting a former Bollywood actor on board a domestic flight in December 2017.
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Minor Dalit Girl Refused To Share Her Mobile Number. Enraged, He Set Her On Fire
A minor Dalit girl was set on fire at her house in Uttar Pradesh allegedly by her neighbour on Tuesday after she refused to share her mobile number with him. According to police, the man assaulted the minor girl, beating her badly, before sprinkling kerosene on her.
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Man Caught On CCTV Abusing Minor Girl In Hyderabad
A 46-year-old man, caught on CCTV while sexually abusing a four-year-old girl has been arrested in Hyderabad, police said on Thursday.
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Opinion: Opinion: I Was Just 7 When I Was Raped - by Harish Iyer
My first encounter with sex was a game of power and almost manslaughter.
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On Raksha Bandhan Evening, Haryana to Launch All-Women Police Stations
Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state on August 28, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, the Hindu festival symbolising brother-sister bond.
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In Tamil Nadu, Laws to Punish Sexual Offenders of Children Falter on the Ground
The Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act or POCSO, introduced in 2012, has re-defined the laws on sexual offences against children to bring more perpetrators to book. But three years after the Act came into effect; the law seems to be faltering on the ground in Tamil Nadu.
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50-year-old arrested in Madurai for allegedly sexually assaulting 15-year-old employee
The Madurai Police today arrested a 50-year-old man under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl.
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All Apps Should Be Monitored To Curb Child Porn, Says Parliamentary Panel
To prevent sexual abuse of children and contain access to and transmission of child pornographic content on social media, a Rajya Sabha panel has made 40 recommendations, including making monitoring apps mandatory on all devices and amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act.
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Man Gets 3-Years In Prison For Molesting Ex-Bollywood Actor On Flight
A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment to a 41-year-old man for molesting a former Bollywood actor on board a domestic flight in December 2017.
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Minor Dalit Girl Refused To Share Her Mobile Number. Enraged, He Set Her On Fire
A minor Dalit girl was set on fire at her house in Uttar Pradesh allegedly by her neighbour on Tuesday after she refused to share her mobile number with him. According to police, the man assaulted the minor girl, beating her badly, before sprinkling kerosene on her.
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Man Caught On CCTV Abusing Minor Girl In Hyderabad
A 46-year-old man, caught on CCTV while sexually abusing a four-year-old girl has been arrested in Hyderabad, police said on Thursday.
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Opinion: Opinion: I Was Just 7 When I Was Raped - by Harish Iyer
My first encounter with sex was a game of power and almost manslaughter.
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On Raksha Bandhan Evening, Haryana to Launch All-Women Police Stations
Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state on August 28, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, the Hindu festival symbolising brother-sister bond.
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In Tamil Nadu, Laws to Punish Sexual Offenders of Children Falter on the Ground
The Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act or POCSO, introduced in 2012, has re-defined the laws on sexual offences against children to bring more perpetrators to book. But three years after the Act came into effect; the law seems to be faltering on the ground in Tamil Nadu.
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50-year-old arrested in Madurai for allegedly sexually assaulting 15-year-old employee
The Madurai Police today arrested a 50-year-old man under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl.
