"pocso-act"

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

Accused Maloth Pratap Singh, in a drunken state, allegedly took the Class IX girl into a room at the school and forced her to fulfil his desires; parents and villagers thrash him at school

According to her family members, during the girl's captivity the accused allegedly burned an 'Om' tattoo on her hand with acid, forcibly fed her meat and subjected her to further torture

A 17-year-old girl set herself on fire after allegedly being assaulted by a neighbour at her home in Lucknow's Malihabad area. She has been admitted to the civil hospital in critical condition

According to police, one Rajat Mandal was organising brothel at a house in Moosanagar and luring customers through a set of sub-organisers by paying them commissions

Move follows complaint by Class IX girls of Zilla Parishad High School that science teacher Kesugani Devaiah was sexually abusing them

Four accused arrested; victim Mahadevappa Mallappa Hukkeri admitted to Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences

Anjaneyulu, from Munukuntla village in Kattangur mandal had raped his sixth-grade daughter when his wife was away and no one else was at home

The prime accused Kalepally Sampath of Ramanagutta and second accused Pasuvula Naveen of Manchikanti Nagar of Khammam were convicted of kidnapping and committing sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl

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

The Ibrahimpatnam police booked a case under sections of the POCSO Act and arrested the principal. He was produced in court, and then sent to judicial custody

As per available information, the suspects who belong to Hydershahkote in Narsingi, are known to the victim, who also is from the same neighbourhood

Police registers POCSO and SC/ST Atrocities Act against him

The minor hanged herself to death

The police registered a case under the POCSO Act

Victim used to reportedly beg on the roadside to feed her alcoholic father and younger brother