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A distressing incident of sexual assault involving a minor has occurred in the Masturi police station area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. A 13-year-old girl, returning from school, had stepped...
A shocking incident has come to light in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, where a student from an ashram in the Orchha development block has been the victim of a sexual assault. The incident...
A disturbing incident has come to light in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, where a student from an Ashram in the Orchha development block was subjected to sexual assault. The incident came...
A shocking case has come to light in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, where a father was found guilty of sexually abusing his own daughters. After a year and a half of legal proceedings, the accused father...
Delhi's law enforcement delivered a powerful blow to human traffickers Wednesday night, raiding a notorious den near Ajmeri Gate in Central Delhi and rescuing eight women trapped in a web of...
Delhi Police struck a major blow against child pornography networks with the arrest of Pankaj Goyal, 40, from Anand Parbat, who was illegally downloading explicit videos involving minors via...
Mathura's law enforcement struck a decisive blow against sexual predators on Monday night. In the Mant police jurisdiction, a tip-off sparked a raid that escalated into gunfire, resulting in the...
Gujarat's law enforcement has notched up an extraordinary feat in Anand district, clinching 100% convictions in seven POCSO cases between March and December 2024. Six offenders now face life behind...
Kolkata's law enforcement has cracked down on a predatory government employee accused of a heinous crime against a minor five years ago. Amit Dey, posted in West Bengal's land reforms department, was...
Kerala's law enforcement acted swiftly today, arresting Rahul Mamkootathil, the controversial former Congress MLA, on charges of sexual harassment. The 54-year-old politician from Nilambur was taken...
In Gurugram, an eight-year-old girl was reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted by a delivery worker on Wednesday. The police reported the incident, stating that the minor was taken while en route...
A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of raping his one-year-old stepdaughter. The court also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh. The trial was concluded within 14 days by...
Rajballabh Yadav, a former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA, made a controversial remark about Tejashwi Yadav's wife. Yadav, recently released from jail, criticized RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, making a...
Mangaluru police have apprehended seven individuals in connection with the alleged gang rape of a junior college student near Kinnikambla in Gurupura Kaikamba on Tuesday. The accused are also alleged...
The Supreme Court has declared that love is not a crime and cannot be criminalized. The court emphasized that young individuals in genuine relationships, even if they are slightly below the legal age...
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), criticizing its challenge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision that allowed...
A 35-year-old teacher in Navi Mumbai has been apprehended following allegations of engaging in a semi-nude video call with a minor student. The arrest came after the boy's father filed a complaint...
Authorities in Sikkim have apprehended a school teacher and two other individuals following allegations of sexual assault against a minor student in Gyalshing district. The victim, a Class 7 student,...
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has overturned the conviction of a 35-year-old man accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl in 2015, asserting that simply uttering 'I love you' does not...
A government school teacher in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district has been arrested following accusations of sexually harassing at least 24 female students. The students, spanning classes 8th to...
The Darbhanga police have successfully apprehended a prominent religious orator, Shravan Das, who is accused of systematically exploiting a teenage girl over several months. Shravan Das, a disciple...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is facing significant backlash from fans and the public following their decision to retain fast bowler Yash Dayal for the upcoming IPL season. Dayal, who is...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the reigning IPL champions, are facing a severe backlash from fans and the public following their decision to retain fast bowler Yash Dayal for the 2026 IPL season....
Jharkhand is facing a critical halt in the implementation of the central government's Mission Vatsalya scheme, sparking strong criticism from the BJP. This vital program, designed to safeguard the...
A shocking incident of gang rape has been reported in Dumka district of Jharkhand. Five individuals have been arrested for the brutal gang rape of a minor girl from the Paharia tribe. The incident...
A teacher at a government-aided school in Ranchi, Jharkhand, is under investigation following allegations of sexual misconduct involving more than a dozen female students. The accusations include...
A harrowing incident of gang rape involving a minor girl has come to light in the Gumla district of Jharkhand. Three individuals abducted a minor girl in the Sadar police station area, subjected her...
In a disturbing case from the Tatisilve police station area of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, a father, a soldier by profession, has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his own daughter. The...
A horrific incident has come to light in the Godda district of Jharkhand, where a tribal minor girl was gang-raped by ten men. The assault occurred in the Sunderpahari police station area during a...
A horrific incident of gang-rape involving a tribal minor girl has come to light in the Godda district of Jharkhand. The young girl, who had attended a wedding, was subjected to the brutal assault by...
A shocking incident has come to light in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, where a 5-year-old girl was subjected to rape. The victim had attended a wedding ceremony. The perpetrator lured the child...
A shocking incident has occurred in Ranchi, Jharkhand, where a five-year-old girl was raped. The child had attended a wedding ceremony. The perpetrator lured her to a secluded garden under the...
A shocking incident has occurred in Ranchi, Jharkhand, where a five-year-old girl was reportedly raped. The child was attending a wedding when the alleged perpetrator lured her to a secluded garden...