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Hyderabad: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court made it clear that the court was not inclined to entertain quash petitions in heinous crimes pertaining to rape. “Rape itself was a heinous crime, more so when it is also an offence connected to the POCSO Act, we are not at all inclined to quash […]

Mulugu:  A 12-year-old differently-abled girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Bandarupally village under Venkatapur mandal in the district. Though the incident took place a couple of days ago, it came to light on Thursday when the parents of the girl approached the police to lodge a complaint. Sources said the girl, a native […]

Hyderabad: The Jawaharnagar police on Saturday arrested a 40-year-old mason from Odisha on charges of kidnapping and raping a three-and-a-half-year-old girl at Dammaiguda in Keesara last Sunday. Police said that even as the investigation was on into the incident, the suspect tried to kidnap another minor girl on Friday from the same area. The arrested […]

The accused, who was identified as Pasunuri Ilaiah (55), a construction worker, allegedly raped the girl when the mother of the victim was away from home on Monday

Hyderabad: A 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and later harassed by a youngster, died by suicide in her house at the BSNL staff quarters in Jubilee Hills here late on Thursday. The victim, an intermediate second year student in a private college, was allegedly trapped by one Abdul Samad, who then raped her and […]

Khammam: Police have invoked Preventive detention (PD) Act against an autorickshaw driver, accused in the rape case of a minor girl, and lodged him in Warangal Central Prison. Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier informed that the accused, Kallepally alias Jampanna of Ramanagutta area in Khammam city raped a 12-year-old minor girl from UPH Colony […]

According to the police the victim was raped by her landlord's son and his friend.

The minor girl was beaten and forcibly taken by the watchman, Apparao, Jaggaiahpet police station circle Inspector Chandrasekhar informed.

According to the prosecution, the accused, a neighbour of the girl, had unnatural sex with her multiple times during January 2019

The assault came to light after the girl, staying with her mother, brother and grandparents, told about the abuse to one of her relatives 10 days ago, the police said.

Jagtial: Additional District and Session Court, Karimnagar, sentenced a person to five years imprisonment and Rs 6,000 fine for attempting to rape his minor daughter. Delivering the verdict, Judge Dr S Srinivas Reddy on Thursday handed down the sentence to the accused Srinu Guruvaiah, a native of Venkatraopet of Metpally mandal. Guruvaiah behaved abnormally with […]

The judge held the accused guilty and sentenced him to 10 years RI and imposed a fine of Rs.5,000

In India where women’s safety has poor record, acquittals based on technical definition will do great harm to the cause of justice

The woman, who was arrested under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act was granted bail by the Kerala High court.

A 13-year-old girl was raped and later buried in Sarni. As per the investigation, we found out that the girl was raped by her neighbour. A case has been registered under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC)

The girl was lured and abducted from a market place here by a person known to her on January 4. She was taken to a secluded spot where the person and six others allegedly raped her and later released on January 5, the police official said.

The incident took place on Saturday when the 38-year- old accused barged into the victim's hut at a village in Talasari taluka while she was sleeping with her mother.

They tried to settle the matter with the parents of the victims on behalf of the accused

According to the police, the deceased was identified as Mohammad Kaif of Nuh district in Haryana.

The complainant alleged that the teacher also threatened her of dire consequences if she reported the matter to police.