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  • Minor girl ‘sexually assaulted, murdered’ in Kolkata; locals block roads, vandalise police vehicles

    By PTI

    KOLKATA: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly killed after being sexually molested by one of her neighbours in Kolkata’s Tiljala area, prompting local people to blockade roads and railway tracks and vandalise police vehicles on Monday.

    The girl, a resident of Kustia’s Shri Dhar Roy Road, was missing since Sunday morning and after an extensive search, policemen found her body in one of the flats in an apartment block in the locality, the police said.

    The flat owner was arrested and the body was sent for post-mortem examination.

    Alleging that the police “delayed” in searching for the missing girl, locals staged protests outside the Tiljala Police Station and carried out vandalism in the area damaging several vehicles on Sunday night demanding strict action against the culprit.

    Three persons including a woman have been detained for their alleged involvement in the vandalism, a police officer said.

    Demanding the release of the detained persons, local people on Monday morning put up blockades on the roads of Tiljala area.

    In the afternoon, they blockaded the key EM Bypass and railway tracks in the South Sealdah section disrupting road traffic and train services.

    Three police vehicles were ransacked while one of them was torched, an officer said.

    Locals also pelted policemen with stones when a huge team of security forces reached there in order to disperse them. “We are talking to the protestors and keeping an eye on the situation,” the police officer said.

    KOLKATA: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly killed after being sexually molested by one of her neighbours in Kolkata’s Tiljala area, prompting local people to blockade roads and railway tracks and vandalise police vehicles on Monday.

    The girl, a resident of Kustia’s Shri Dhar Roy Road, was missing since Sunday morning and after an extensive search, policemen found her body in one of the flats in an apartment block in the locality, the police said.

    The flat owner was arrested and the body was sent for post-mortem examination.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Alleging that the police “delayed” in searching for the missing girl, locals staged protests outside the Tiljala Police Station and carried out vandalism in the area damaging several vehicles on Sunday night demanding strict action against the culprit.

    Three persons including a woman have been detained for their alleged involvement in the vandalism, a police officer said.

    Demanding the release of the detained persons, local people on Monday morning put up blockades on the roads of Tiljala area.

    In the afternoon, they blockaded the key EM Bypass and railway tracks in the South Sealdah section disrupting road traffic and train services.

    Three police vehicles were ransacked while one of them was torched, an officer said.

    Locals also pelted policemen with stones when a huge team of security forces reached there in order to disperse them. “We are talking to the protestors and keeping an eye on the situation,” the police officer said.

  • 22-year-old UP man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor girl

    By PTI

    BHADOHI: A Special POCSO court here has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl, a court official said on Sunday.

    Special Judge (POCSO) Madhu Dogra in her order on Saturday also imposed a fine of Rs 33,000 on the convict, Rs 25,000 of which will go to the victim.

    Special public prosecutor (POCSO) Ashwani Kumar Mishra said that the matter pertains to a village under Gopiganj Police Station, where on April 29, 2022, a 16-year-old Class 8 student was abducted and raped by Ajay Kumar Yadav.

    A case was registered against Yadav the very next day at the complaint of the girl’s father, and hearing in the matter started on March 9, 2022.

    BHADOHI: A Special POCSO court here has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl, a court official said on Sunday.

    Special Judge (POCSO) Madhu Dogra in her order on Saturday also imposed a fine of Rs 33,000 on the convict, Rs 25,000 of which will go to the victim.

    Special public prosecutor (POCSO) Ashwani Kumar Mishra said that the matter pertains to a village under Gopiganj Police Station, where on April 29, 2022, a 16-year-old Class 8 student was abducted and raped by Ajay Kumar Yadav.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    A case was registered against Yadav the very next day at the complaint of the girl’s father, and hearing in the matter started on March 9, 2022.

  • Chhattisgarh: Teen held for abducting, raping, killing 8-year-old girl

    By PTI

    RAIPUR: A teen boy was held on Thursday for allegedly abducting, raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl in Raipur in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Thursday.

    The girl had gone missing on December 7, after which a kidnapping case was registered at Vidhan Sabha police station, he said.

    Her body was found on a vacant plot in Saddu locality on December 13 and the post mortem report stated strangulation as the cause of death as well as the minor being sexually assaulted before the killing, said Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal.

    “We have held a 14-year-old boy for abducting, raping and killing the girl. We had rounded him up for questioning based on leads from CCTV footage from the spot. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime,” the SSP said.

    He has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder), 363 (kidnapping), 376 (rape) and 201 (destruction of evidence) as well as relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.

    RAIPUR: A teen boy was held on Thursday for allegedly abducting, raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl in Raipur in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Thursday.

    The girl had gone missing on December 7, after which a kidnapping case was registered at Vidhan Sabha police station, he said.

    Her body was found on a vacant plot in Saddu locality on December 13 and the post mortem report stated strangulation as the cause of death as well as the minor being sexually assaulted before the killing, said Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal.

    “We have held a 14-year-old boy for abducting, raping and killing the girl. We had rounded him up for questioning based on leads from CCTV footage from the spot. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime,” the SSP said.

    He has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder), 363 (kidnapping), 376 (rape) and 201 (destruction of evidence) as well as relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.

  • Haryana: Court awards death penalty to 56-year-old man for raping minor daughter

    By ANI

    SIRSA (Haryana): A district court on Thursday gave a death sentence to a 56-year-old man, convicted of raping his 11-year-old minor girl in Sirsa district two years ago.

    The accused was facing charges under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Section 506 of the IPC.

    Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar of the Fast Track Court awarded a death sentence to Jaspal, a resident of village Bhangu in Sirsa district and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the rape convict.

    The court has also ordered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the minor victim.

    The case pertains to September 20 2020, a minor girl was raped in Bhangu village of the district. On the complaint of the victim’s mother, the police had registered a case against the child’s father for rape under the POCSO Act. During the investigation, the police arrested the accused Jaspal

    Sirsa District attorney Rajiv Sardana said as per the FIR, the accused, who worked as a labourer, returned home drunk on the intervening night of September 26 and 27 and thrashed his wife (the victim girl’s mother) and forced her to leave the house. Later the same night, the accused raped his minor daughter twice in an inebriated condition. The FIR revealed that the accused threatened the girl not to divulge the incident to anybody. He left home in the morning.

    “The fast track court, considering the case as rarest, awarded the death penalty to the rapist. Although there was some delay due to the pandemic, prompt action has been taken,” Deputy District Judge Rajeev Sardana added.

    Welcoming the Court’s order Chandrarekha, the defendant’s counsel said, “as no one was to take the case of the accused so I was appointed by the Court,” adding that this was a commendable verdict. 

    SIRSA (Haryana): A district court on Thursday gave a death sentence to a 56-year-old man, convicted of raping his 11-year-old minor girl in Sirsa district two years ago.

    The accused was facing charges under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Section 506 of the IPC.

    Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar of the Fast Track Court awarded a death sentence to Jaspal, a resident of village Bhangu in Sirsa district and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the rape convict.

    The court has also ordered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the minor victim.

    The case pertains to September 20 2020, a minor girl was raped in Bhangu village of the district. On the complaint of the victim’s mother, the police had registered a case against the child’s father for rape under the POCSO Act. During the investigation, the police arrested the accused Jaspal

    Sirsa District attorney Rajiv Sardana said as per the FIR, the accused, who worked as a labourer, returned home drunk on the intervening night of September 26 and 27 and thrashed his wife (the victim girl’s mother) and forced her to leave the house. Later the same night, the accused raped his minor daughter twice in an inebriated condition. The FIR revealed that the accused threatened the girl not to divulge the incident to anybody. He left home in the morning.

    “The fast track court, considering the case as rarest, awarded the death penalty to the rapist. Although there was some delay due to the pandemic, prompt action has been taken,” Deputy District Judge Rajeev Sardana added.

    Welcoming the Court’s order Chandrarekha, the defendant’s counsel said, “as no one was to take the case of the accused so I was appointed by the Court,” adding that this was a commendable verdict. 

  • Rajasthan: Two of five held for raping teenage girl arrested

    By PTI

    JAIPUR: Two of the five men booked for allegedly raping a minor, repeatedly, for more than a year, were arrested in Bundi district, police said on Sunday.

    The teenage girl has been sent to a shelter home, they said.

    According to police, the 13-year-old lived with her mother, who worked as a domestic help, and four brothers.

    Her father had died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The matter came to light after one of the girl’s relatives called a child helpline, explaining her family condition and expressing concern for her future.

    The volunteers rescued the minor and produced her before a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on November 10.

    During counselling by CWC members, the survivor narrated her ordeal of sexual exploitation and alleged that five persons in her neighbourhood had been physically exploiting and raping her for the last one year, SHO at Lakheri police station, Mahesh Kumar told.

    On the report by CWC, the police lodged a case of rape against five persons under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act on Thursday and conducted a medical examination on the same day, he said.

    The survivor’s statements were also recorded before a magistrate under section 164 on Saturday, following which the police arrested two of the five accused, identified as Raghu Pandit (46) and Hemraj Soni (46) while the investigation against three other accused in the matter is underway, the SHO said.

    JAIPUR: Two of the five men booked for allegedly raping a minor, repeatedly, for more than a year, were arrested in Bundi district, police said on Sunday.

    The teenage girl has been sent to a shelter home, they said.

    According to police, the 13-year-old lived with her mother, who worked as a domestic help, and four brothers.

    Her father had died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The matter came to light after one of the girl’s relatives called a child helpline, explaining her family condition and expressing concern for her future.

    The volunteers rescued the minor and produced her before a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on November 10.

    During counselling by CWC members, the survivor narrated her ordeal of sexual exploitation and alleged that five persons in her neighbourhood had been physically exploiting and raping her for the last one year, SHO at Lakheri police station, Mahesh Kumar told.

    On the report by CWC, the police lodged a case of rape against five persons under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act on Thursday and conducted a medical examination on the same day, he said.

    The survivor’s statements were also recorded before a magistrate under section 164 on Saturday, following which the police arrested two of the five accused, identified as Raghu Pandit (46) and Hemraj Soni (46) while the investigation against three other accused in the matter is underway, the SHO said.

  • Six teenage boys gang-rape 13-year-old girl in Assam, film act

    By PTI

    KARIMGANJ: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by six minor boys in Assam’s Karimganj district and all the accused have been arrested, police said on Wednesday.

    All the six boys are aged between the age of 13 to 15 years, the police said.

    Additional Superintendent of Police, Karimganj, Partha Pratim Das said that the incident took place on November 1 in the Ramkrishna Nagar area of the district.

    “As per the complaint by the parents of the girl, she was alone in the house when the incident took place. The boys forcefully entered the house and raped her one by one. They also made videos of the act on their phones and assaulted her,” the ASP said.

    Initially, the girl was shocked and scared and did not tell anyone about the crime.

    Later she informed her parents, who filed a complaint on Monday, Das said.

    The police have registered a case under various sections of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), he added.

    “We have arrested all the six culprits, who are aged between 13 years and 15 years. The videos shot by them on the mobile have also been recovered,” the ASP said.

    Blood samples and other evidence have been collected and sent to forensic laboratory for testing, he added.

    “The boys have been sent to a juvenile home. Further investigation is on,” Das said.

    KARIMGANJ: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by six minor boys in Assam’s Karimganj district and all the accused have been arrested, police said on Wednesday.

    All the six boys are aged between the age of 13 to 15 years, the police said.

    Additional Superintendent of Police, Karimganj, Partha Pratim Das said that the incident took place on November 1 in the Ramkrishna Nagar area of the district.

    “As per the complaint by the parents of the girl, she was alone in the house when the incident took place. The boys forcefully entered the house and raped her one by one. They also made videos of the act on their phones and assaulted her,” the ASP said.

    Initially, the girl was shocked and scared and did not tell anyone about the crime.

    Later she informed her parents, who filed a complaint on Monday, Das said.

    The police have registered a case under various sections of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), he added.

    “We have arrested all the six culprits, who are aged between 13 years and 15 years. The videos shot by them on the mobile have also been recovered,” the ASP said.

    Blood samples and other evidence have been collected and sent to forensic laboratory for testing, he added.

    “The boys have been sent to a juvenile home. Further investigation is on,” Das said.

  • Madhya Pradesh: Man rapes four-year-old girl, throws her in sugarcane field in Khandwa

    By PTI

    KHANDWA: A four-year-old girl was raped by a man and abandoned in a sugarcane field in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, police said on Tuesday.

    The child, who was found unconscious in the bushes on the field on Monday, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Indore, an official said.

    The incident came to light when the girl was reported missing from her relative’s house in Jaswadi on Monday morning, superintendent of police (SP) Vivek Singh said.

    The police were informed and a search was launched for the missing girl, he said.

    During the probe, the police zeroed in on a 25-year-old man working at an eatery in the locality.

    The man had allegedly approached the victim’s family on Sunday night to borrow a cot, the official said.

    On interrogation, the man admitted to have taken the girl to a field and raped her.

    Based on the information, the missing child was found unconscious at the field, he said.

    The girl was initially taken to the district hospital, but later shifted to Indore for treatment, the official said.

    The accused allegedly abducted the girl while she was sleeping, took her to the field where he raped her and later threw her in the bushes, he said.

    The police had initially registered a case under section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and later added section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.

    While the accused has also claimed the involvement of another person in the crime, the same is not confirmed and the police are investigating the claim, he said.

    KHANDWA: A four-year-old girl was raped by a man and abandoned in a sugarcane field in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, police said on Tuesday.

    The child, who was found unconscious in the bushes on the field on Monday, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Indore, an official said.

    The incident came to light when the girl was reported missing from her relative’s house in Jaswadi on Monday morning, superintendent of police (SP) Vivek Singh said.

    The police were informed and a search was launched for the missing girl, he said.

    During the probe, the police zeroed in on a 25-year-old man working at an eatery in the locality.

    The man had allegedly approached the victim’s family on Sunday night to borrow a cot, the official said.

    On interrogation, the man admitted to have taken the girl to a field and raped her.

    Based on the information, the missing child was found unconscious at the field, he said.

    The girl was initially taken to the district hospital, but later shifted to Indore for treatment, the official said.

    The accused allegedly abducted the girl while she was sleeping, took her to the field where he raped her and later threw her in the bushes, he said.

    The police had initially registered a case under section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and later added section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.

    While the accused has also claimed the involvement of another person in the crime, the same is not confirmed and the police are investigating the claim, he said.

  • UP Police files FIR against two men for raping minor in 2016

    By PTI

    MATHURA: Police have registered an FIR against two brothers for allegedly raping a minor in 2016 and forcing her into prostitution here, officials said on Friday.

    The FIR was registered on Thursday on the order of the special judge of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court here, SHO (City) Vijay Kumar Singh said.

    According to a complaint by the girl’s farther, the duo allegedly raped the girl, who was a minor at the time, after spiking her drink.

    He alleged that the accused also took her to a hotel and forced her into prostitution by handing her over to some people, the SHO said.

    One of the two brothers later apologised to the family and proposed marriage between the minor and his younger brother, he said.

    The two families agreed to the proposal and an engagement ceremony was held, he said.

    The girl’s father alleged that after this the brothers used to take the girl to their home on the pretext of meeting family members and repeatedly raped her.

    They also captured obscene videos and pictures of her, the SHO said.

    On July 16, 2020, the duo took her to a guest house near Mandi intersection and raped her.

    They then handed her over to another person, who also raped her, he said.

    The father alleged that he was turned away by the police and no action was taken even after he approached the Senior Superintendent of Police.

    Following this, the father approached the court and an FIR was registered on its direction, the SHO said.

    He said action would be taken as per the findings of the investigation.

    MATHURA: Police have registered an FIR against two brothers for allegedly raping a minor in 2016 and forcing her into prostitution here, officials said on Friday.

    The FIR was registered on Thursday on the order of the special judge of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court here, SHO (City) Vijay Kumar Singh said.

    According to a complaint by the girl’s farther, the duo allegedly raped the girl, who was a minor at the time, after spiking her drink.

    He alleged that the accused also took her to a hotel and forced her into prostitution by handing her over to some people, the SHO said.

    One of the two brothers later apologised to the family and proposed marriage between the minor and his younger brother, he said.

    The two families agreed to the proposal and an engagement ceremony was held, he said.

    The girl’s father alleged that after this the brothers used to take the girl to their home on the pretext of meeting family members and repeatedly raped her.

    They also captured obscene videos and pictures of her, the SHO said.

    On July 16, 2020, the duo took her to a guest house near Mandi intersection and raped her.

    They then handed her over to another person, who also raped her, he said.

    The father alleged that he was turned away by the police and no action was taken even after he approached the Senior Superintendent of Police.

    Following this, the father approached the court and an FIR was registered on its direction, the SHO said.

    He said action would be taken as per the findings of the investigation.