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Rajasthan Man Thrashed, Forced To Drink Urine For Trying To Meet Girl
Police have detained six people after a video of the assault surfaced on social media. They also slapped a case against the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Parliament Approves Bill Providing Death Penalty For Child Sex Abuse
A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament, after it was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.
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Centre Toughens Child Abuse Law. Death Penalty For Sex Assault On Minors
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in the POCSO Act, which deals with crime against children, and included death penalty for sexual assault on minors, officials said.
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Girl, 6, Sexually Assaulted In Delhi, Crowd Clashes With Hospital Staff
A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Delhi Tuesday and when she was taken to a hospital, doctors referred her to another one, saying emergency services were closed. An irate crowd then ransacked the facility, doctors claimed.
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Delhi Lab Providing Forensic Reports Within A Month: Delhi Government
The Delhi government on Monday said that its forensic science laboratory has started providing DNA sample reports in cases of crime against women and in cases related to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) within a month.
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Foreign Media On Asaram Getting Life Sentence For Raping 16-Year-Old
A court in India convicted a popular spiritual guru Wednesday of raping a teenager and sentenced him to life in prison.
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Kathua Case: Supreme Court Orders Jammu And Kashmir Government To Provide Security To Family, Lawyer - Highlights
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide protection to the family of the eight-year-oldho was raped and murdered in Kathua. The family had requested the Supreme Court to transfer the trial out of the state, citing a backlash and lack of security for his family. Eight people, including a juvenile have been accuse...
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Minor Girls From Orphanage In Kerala's Wayanad Sexually Abused For 2 Months, 6 Men Arrested
For two months, seven girls were drawn out of their orphanage in Kerala, threatened and sexually assaulted by a group of six young men.
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Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar Resigns Over Alleged Sexual Exploitation Of Girl
Bihar Congress leader Brajesh Kumar, who also goes by the name Brajesh Pandey, has resigned over charges of sexually exploiting a young girl in Patna. Brajesh (Kumar) Pandey has been charged under the stringent law on sexual crimes against children - the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act - after a note from the women's cell of...
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5 Men Arrested in Bengaluru For Allegedly Gang-Raping Minor
Five youth were arrested on Thursday for the alleged gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl here, a police official said.
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School bus attendant gets seven years in jail for molesting four-year-old
A 35-year-old school bus attendant was today sentenced to seven years in jail by a Mumbai court for molesting a four-year-old nursery student earlier this year. Ramesh Rajput was convicted on charges of sexual assault under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (PCSOA) 2012.
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Rajasthan Man Thrashed, Forced To Drink Urine For Trying To Meet Girl
Police have detained six people after a video of the assault surfaced on social media. They also slapped a case against the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Parliament Approves Bill Providing Death Penalty For Child Sex Abuse
A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament, after it was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.
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Centre Toughens Child Abuse Law. Death Penalty For Sex Assault On Minors
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in the POCSO Act, which deals with crime against children, and included death penalty for sexual assault on minors, officials said.
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Girl, 6, Sexually Assaulted In Delhi, Crowd Clashes With Hospital Staff
A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Delhi Tuesday and when she was taken to a hospital, doctors referred her to another one, saying emergency services were closed. An irate crowd then ransacked the facility, doctors claimed.
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Delhi Lab Providing Forensic Reports Within A Month: Delhi Government
The Delhi government on Monday said that its forensic science laboratory has started providing DNA sample reports in cases of crime against women and in cases related to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) within a month.
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Foreign Media On Asaram Getting Life Sentence For Raping 16-Year-Old
A court in India convicted a popular spiritual guru Wednesday of raping a teenager and sentenced him to life in prison.
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Kathua Case: Supreme Court Orders Jammu And Kashmir Government To Provide Security To Family, Lawyer - Highlights
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide protection to the family of the eight-year-oldho was raped and murdered in Kathua. The family had requested the Supreme Court to transfer the trial out of the state, citing a backlash and lack of security for his family. Eight people, including a juvenile have been accuse...
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Minor Girls From Orphanage In Kerala's Wayanad Sexually Abused For 2 Months, 6 Men Arrested
For two months, seven girls were drawn out of their orphanage in Kerala, threatened and sexually assaulted by a group of six young men.
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Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar Resigns Over Alleged Sexual Exploitation Of Girl
Bihar Congress leader Brajesh Kumar, who also goes by the name Brajesh Pandey, has resigned over charges of sexually exploiting a young girl in Patna. Brajesh (Kumar) Pandey has been charged under the stringent law on sexual crimes against children - the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act - after a note from the women's cell of...
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5 Men Arrested in Bengaluru For Allegedly Gang-Raping Minor
Five youth were arrested on Thursday for the alleged gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl here, a police official said.
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School bus attendant gets seven years in jail for molesting four-year-old
A 35-year-old school bus attendant was today sentenced to seven years in jail by a Mumbai court for molesting a four-year-old nursery student earlier this year. Ramesh Rajput was convicted on charges of sexual assault under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (PCSOA) 2012.
