POCSO

POCSO Charges Filed Against Three Journalists of Top Malayalam News Channel

16 Jan 2025

A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against a senior editor and two reporters of a prominent Malayalam news channel in connection with their coverage of the recent state school festival, PTI reported, citing police. The offences are bailable, the police confirmed....

Man Sentenced For 20 Years For Raping Minor Niece

04 Jul 2024

A Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court in Vadodara has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor niece in a village near Vadodara city in 2022, despite the victim and her parents turning hostile during the trial. The court...

Youtuber ‘Kuwari Begum’ Under Fire Online Over Sexual Remarks On Minors

12 Jun 2024

Amidst a storm of controversy, the social media accounts of Shikha Metray – widely recognized by her moniker, Kuwari Begum – have seemingly been suspended. The online gamer has found herself at the center of intense criticism following her recent YouTube video, which has been condemned for containing objectionable remarks...

Court sentences two to death for girl’s rape

21 May 2024

A POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) court in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district on Monday sentenced two men to death for raping and burning alive a minor girl in a coal furnace last year. Special Public Prosecutor Mahaveer Singh Kishnawat.stated, “Kalu and Kanha were awarded the death penalty by...

Delhi: Juvenile apprehended for sexually abusing a girl in Kalyanpuri

30 Apr 2023

The Delhi Police arrested a boy on Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl child in Delhi's Kalyanpuri neighborhood. On Saturday night, Kalyanpuri Police Station received information that a girl child had been sexually assaulted by her neighbor. According to the allegations, the victim child was playing in the streets...

AP: Teacher tricks minor into marrying him, held under POCSO

02 Apr 2023

Police stated that a teacher was arrested in the Gangavaram Mandal area of the Chittoor district for allegedly duping a minor female pupil into marrying her. According to a police officer, the accused teacher Chalapathy (33) has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and...

1 held for shooting woman in Delhi

09 Jan 2023

A teenager who allegedly shot a woman has been taken into custody on Sunday. A woman runs a grocery store in northeast Delhi and at 5.30 pm on Sunday, a PCR gets a call that a 50-year-old woman at Subhash Mohalla in North Ghonda, Delhi has been shot by a...

Two held in rape case in Telangana

07 Jan 2023

In connection to a case of rape, two persons have been arrested by the Warangal police. Under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, police have registered the case at Mills colony police station. "Two persons have been taken into custody in this connection. We...

Middle-aged man rapes minor girl in Betul

03 Jan 2023

A minor girl was raped by a middle-aged man in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on Monday. After the incident in the area, a tense situation occurred as angry youths set fire to a four-wheeler vehicle. The police rushed to the spot after getting the information about the incident. "A complaint...