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In Gujarat’s Kheda district, police arrested eight men for allegedly gang-raping and blackmailing a 17-year-old since 2023 under the POCSO Act. One accused remains absconding, and investigations with forensic evidence are ongoing

A government high school teacher in Khammam was allegedly beaten up by parents after accusations of misbehaving with and sexually harassing girl students. Police detained the teacher and booked him under the POCSO Act following complaints from parents

A middle-aged man was arrested in Beliaghata, Kolkata, for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl. The child was found injured near railway tracks and is receiving hospital treatment. Investigation underway

Hyderabad’s overall crime rate dropped 15% in 2025, with 30,690 cases recorded. While murder and property crimes declined, crimes against women rose 6% and POCSO cases increased 27%. Police attribute the drop to visible policing and plan stricter enforcement

Crime against women in the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate showed mixed trends in 2025, with a decline in major offences like rape and domestic violence, even as molestation, kidnapping and POCSO cases recorded an increase, officials said

Police have detained two teenage girl inmates of an Ulhasnagar observation home for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old fellow inmate. An FIR under BNS and POCSO sections has been registered, and action has been initiated as directed by the Juvenile Court, Bhiwandi

In Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district, Narayan Rao, accused of attempting sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Komaticheruvu Lake while in police custody. His family alleges murder, sparking protests and demands for strict action

A 13-year-old tribal girl from Maharashtra's Palghar district was allegedly forcibly married off by her grandfather and was sexually assaulted and mentally harassed by husband and her in-laws

Komari Shiva Kumar was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment and fined Rs 60,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2018, who later died by suicide following his threats and harassment

A Medak court sentenced Thalari Mohan to 20 years’ imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl in 2020. The court ordered Rs 3 lakh compensation for the victim’s family

A Nalgonda POCSO Court sentenced a man to 22 years of imprisonment for raping a minor in Dhonipamul village. The convict was fined Rs 35,000, with the court ordering Rs 10 lakh compensation for the victim’s rehabilitation

Panagari Sudhakar Reddy of Sabhashpally in Medak attempted suicide fearing conviction in a two-year-old POCSO case. He consumed poison while recording a selfie video denying the charges. Friends located him and admitted him to hospital. His condition is critical.

The incident occurred on Saturday near Bhatkeshri village under the jurisdiction of Jalalpur police station.

In the incident that took place during midnight hours, the accused Ramzan took a three-year-old child of a family residing in Girmajipet to the top of a building and tried to abuse her sexually.

Tamil Nadu Police arrested A pastor from Coimbatore who had been absconding after being accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls 

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The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 15,000 on the man while the victim was awarded a compensation of Rs. 3 lakh.

According to the police, the 40-year-old man, who is a labourer lived with his wife and daughter. For the past some days, in the absence of his wife, he had been harassing the girl.

A 75-year-old priest and his associate auuasulted the minor girl on multiple occasions following which she became pregnant. A woman relative of the 17-year-old victim was also arrested

The accused, Ilayakannu (37), was arrested by Yercaud police on Friday night and charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.