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Within 12 hours after a minor was reported missing in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, police rescued her and arrested two youths who had allegedly abducted and raped her.

According to the press release by Amethi police, the accused has been identified as Ram Krishna, a resident of Pratapgarh, who was residing in a rented accommodation in Amethi.

The incident came to light when the child escaped and informed the neighbours.

A POCSO court here on Friday sentenced a man to five years imprisonment for molesting a six-year-old minor girl.

The Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Special Court awarded the sentence to 50-year-old Vinod Kumar Jain on Wednesday

Special POCSO Court Sangareddy on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after convicting him for raping his daughter

Raghupathi had allegedly lured the child offering her guava fruits while she was with her mother in the agriculture field at the village.

A teenaged girl was allegedly raped by her elder brother at their house in Pahadishareef on the city outskirts

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Mumbai on Tuesday, police said.

The students were also made familiar with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other laws meant for their safety and security.

The girl was living with her 40-year-old father, also a construction worker, who is addicted to alcohol and often came home drunk.

The DGP said that Telangana police is working on the principle of extending uniform service to all the citizens across the State.

The seers on Monday will stage a dharna to oppose the appointment of an administrator for the Jagadguru Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt of Chitradurga in view of rape accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru being in jail since September 1.

Kailash Satyarthi appreciated the POCSO special court for resolving 146 cases against the total of 256 cases of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

The victim's mother said the incident came to light when the child complained about stomach pain on December 10

The POCSO Act 2012 aims to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of special courts for trial of such offences.

The man arrested by the police turned out to be innocent but not before spending one year in judicial custody.

After the trial, the IX ADJ cum Special POCSO court at LB Nagar sentenced him for a 20 years jail term.

The Delhi High Court has observed that the intention of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is to protect children minor from sexual exploitation and that it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between young adults.

As per the information, the incident took place under the limits of Ramkrishna Nagar police station in Southern Assam.