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A POCSO Court in Nalgonda sentenced Gurijala Chandu of Panagallu village to 32 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor and forcing her into marriage. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.75,000 and awarded Rs.10 lakh compensation to the victim.

Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have booked a case against YouTube channels E96TV and Viral Hub_007 for airing interviews involving minors. The videos went viral, prompting legal action under the IT Act, BNS, and POCSO Act, with strict measures promised.

Shaik Kaleem, a self-styled godman, was arrested in Adilabad for allegedly raping a minor girl under the pretext of curing her illness. Police registered a case under the POCSO Act after the girl’s parents filed a complaint.

A Gurukul teacher in Khammam, accused of sexually harassing a Class 9 boy, died by suicide on Monday after his actions were revealed. He had been booked under the POCSO Act and had earlier attempted suicide before passing away in Hyderabad

A minor girl in Nalgonda was allegedly raped and murdered by her lover, tractor driver Gaddam Krishna, who lured her to a room on her way to college. He assaulted and strangled her; police have filed charges under rape, murder, and POCSO Act, with the accused absconding

A 16-year-old girl from Mahabubnagar, who had left home after a dispute with her parents, was found staying with an 18-year-old boy in Film Nagar. She alleged physical assault, leading to a POCSO case registered by Hyderabad police

Paloncha police registered a zero FIR after a minor adivasi girl was found unconscious near Peddammagudi. The case was booked under BNS and POCSO sections before being transferred to Chintoor police in AP

A Kasaragod Fast Track Court sentenced a 40-year-old Karnataka man to two consecutive life terms for abducting and raping a nine-year-old in Hosdurg. The court also fined him Rs 71,000, while his sister received a symbolic one-day jail term

A Peddapalli district court sentenced a man, Shaik Sarvar, to ten years in prison and fined him Rs.5,000 for attempting to rape a Class 5 student in 2019 at a school in Godavarikhani. He was convicted under the POCSO Act

A POCSO court in Mancherial sentenced a street ice cream vendor, Bablu, to life imprisonment and fined him Rs. 10,000 for attempting to rape a minor boy in 2018. The crime occurred when Bablu lured the child with an ice cream.

The crime dates back to October 5, 2023, when the accused allegedly attempted to assault the minor girl inside the mosque. The incident came to light after an activist Puneet Kerehalli shared an audio clip and video snippet on X (formerly Twitter), showing suspicious behavior by the accused

Parents of a 4-year-old girl have alleged she was sexually assaulted on the premises of a school in Thane. Police have launched a probe under POCSO and are reviewing CCTV footage.

Sathupally police in Khammam district arrested a woman under the POCSO Act for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a minor boy.

Four undertrial prisoners, charged with rape and POCSO Act violations, escaped from Korba district jail in Chhattisgarh by scaling a cowshed wall with a rope. A police manhunt is underway, and an internal probe has been launched

The Delhi High Court denied bail to a man accused of repeatedly raping a minor, stating that friendship doesn't imply consent, and a minor's consent is legally invalid. The court emphasized the victim's age and detailed allegations

Congress leader Rajesh Chouhan, his mother Sarada, and two hostel staff have been booked under POCSO following sexual harassment allegations by girl students in Narayankhed. The incident sparked widespread protests, with police and district officials launching a probe.

Two teenage male friends, including a minor, were forced to indulge in unnatural sex by some persons over non-payment of money in Mumbai, police said. The accused persons, who are in angadia (courier) business, also filmed the act and threatened the victims that they would circulate it on social media

A shopkeeper in Bengaluru was arrested under POCSO Act after he sexually assaulted a minor, who went to his shop to buy a packet of chips

In a major crackdown, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested 15 repeat offenders for circulating explicit content involving minors. Acting on Cyber Tipline complaints, officials registered 34 FIRs and are now tracing victims, networks, and the origins of the content

Adilabad DSP L Jeevan Reddy said the two youngsters, a 35-year-old woman and her brother-in-law were apprehended for their involvement in sexual assault and abduction of a 12-year-old girl on Sunday night