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The court found the security guard guilty under relevant sections of POCSO Act and Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo 20 years RI

Bhupalpally DSP A Sampath Rao said that the convict, Jorika Ramesh of Parlapally village of Mogullapally mandal had raped a minor of the same village in March this year

Kothagudem: MLA Vanama Venkateswar Rao brought the incident of a primary school headmaster sexually abusing six minor girls at Chintavarre village in the district to the notice of IT, MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday. The MLA called on the Minister in Hyderabad, apprised him about the incident and his recent visit to the […]

There was a decrease of 22.7% in fatal road accidents and a drop of 18.66% in crime against women along with a 12.24% decrease in cases related to crime against children, informed Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar

From the angle of road safety too, the city saw a dip with 237 persons being killed in road accidents as against 271 in 2019.

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

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused, who is a daily wager and uncle of the victim

According to police, Buddupalli Laxmaiah, an auto driver and native of Mothkur, misbehaved with his minor daughter.

The accused have been charged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Hyderabad: A local court here on Monday sentenced a carpenter to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The police said the carpenter lured the 14-year-old old girl on the pretext of love and promised to marry her. The accused, who was already married took the girl to Sadasivapet and raped her in a rented […]

The police said that the accused, Krishna Gupta, 21, has been arrested.

The boy called the 15-year-old girl to his house in Bhiwandi town here on September 4 and allegedly raped her.

The three accused, who also blackmailed the girl and threatened to upload her objectionable video online if she resisted their advances, have been arrested.

The survivor was rescued on the night of October 13 by the Commissionerate Police from Gatirout Patana area of Cuttack.

The victim had told her mother about the ordeal earlier but the latter did not pursue it after the father denied the charge.

Both the accused, the victim's father (51), who worked as a school teacher, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, were arrested in the wee hours of Monday.

Khammam: The minor girl, who was set ablaze by her employer’s son a few days ago here, was shifted to Hyderabad for better treatment on Tuesday. The girl suffered about 70 per cent burns and was being treated at a private hospital after the incident. The 13-year-old victim was set ablaze by the accused identified […]

Friends, family friends, and neighbors constitute 99.7% of those involved in child abuse cases in Telangana based on 2019 Crime in India statistics. Majority of POCSO offenders are known to victims, raising concerns about child safety even within familiar circles.