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As per the traumatised victim, Altaf Mehboob Qureshi was performing oral sex with the girl. She also said that Qureshi threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
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The police arrested the DYFI leader yesterday evening in connection with the case. The case was registered by the police based on a complaint filed by the 16-year-old girl victim and her parents.
As per the Police reports, the Islamic preacher is a native of Malappuram Mampat, and police arrested him on the basis of the complaint filed by the Victim.The accused is a prominent religious preacher and YouTube channel owner.
Assam police on Thursday arrested three people, including a railway employee for allegedly strangling a minor girl to death and then engaging in sexual acts with the body in Assam's Karimganj district.
This alarming incident underscores the grave safety challenges women continue to confront in Rajasthan. It should be noted that the crime against women has been increasing in the Congress-ruled 'Rajasthan' state.
The woman filed a complaint with the Kadambur All Women Police Station stating that Paster Vinoth Joshua began to sexually assault in 2018 when she was 15 years old.
In a significant development, the minor who accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and stalking has withdrawn her allegations.
Based on her mother’s complaint, Manappari police began investigations. After tracing her mobile number, police found that she was in Bengaluru.
Weeks after launching a massive crackdown against Child Marriage in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday (Mar 20) said that his government is committed to ending the menace by 2026.
Assam government on Monday said that 494 persons out of 8,773 who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cases in the state, have been convicted since 2017
Slamming the AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal for his "childish and foolish remark," National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ( NCPCR ) lauded the Assam govt's crackdown against child marriages in the state.
In a major crackdown against child marriages, Assam Police said that they have arrested over 2000 people. Assam DGP GP Singh said that in the last two days, police have registered over 4000 cases across different districts of the State.
Assam CM Himanta Sarma on said that the govt is firm in its resolve to end the "menace of child marriage" in the state. Urging people to cooperate in the initiative, the CM said that the action on the 4,004 registered cases would begin on Friday.
The Goalpara Police of Assam has arrested a youth for allegedly raping a 12-year-old minor girl in Assam's Goalpara district. The arrested person was identified as Tajidul Sheikh. Police have registered a case (no - 18/2023) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
The Assam govt has decided to book men who marry girls aged below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
In recent times such cases are frequently coming out in which a teacher targets his student. In November a minor girl was molested by a government school teacher in Rajasthan's Sikar.
They threatened the girl of dire consequences if she revealed the matter to the parents or others. The victim’s father, on knowing about the child’s ordeal, lodged a complaint with the Mills Colony Police Station on Tuesday.
Middle-aged man allegedly raped a minor girl in Azad ward under Kotwali police station area in MP's Betul district. After the incident, angry youths set fire to a four-wheeler vehicle which led to a tense situation in the area.
The local court has sent the pastor and his wife to judicial custody while their son has been sent to a remand home in Ballari. The main accused has been identified as Satyanarayan alias Samuel.
The Mumbai Police have arrested a 19-year-old AC mechanic for allegedly assaulting a minor girl in Navi Mumbai area of Maharashtra's Raigad district, said police sources on Friday (Dec 9).
The Mira Bhayandar police made her the victim for the whole night and did not allow to follow any kind of procedures to file a complaint under POCSO Act
Mumbai police have also seized his friend’s Mercedes car from which he was chasing two minor girls. Quraishi reportedly hails from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh and had come to Mumbai to meet his friend, who lives in suburban Jogeshwari.
He then forced her to send private photos and videos to him. With the help of that Yunus started blackmailing her d to spread private videos of the victim on social media if she does not agree to have a physical relationship with him.
The accused earlier moved the high court for anticipatory bail soon after the incident. However, the court rejected his bail plea.
Terming POCSO as a special act, the Bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar observed that it overrides personal law (Mohammedan Law). According to Pocso, the age for being involved in sexual activities is 18 years.
According to the police, the FIR has been registered in the Nazarbad police station of Mysuru city following directions by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). The two latest victims are aged 12 and 14 years and approached the CWC in Mysuru on Thursday along with their complaint against the accused seer.
The NCPCR highlighted that Zubair has neither deleted the objectionable tweet about the minor girl nor has Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair informed the concerned authorities about the users indulging in sexual harassment of the minor girl.
Sayed Naimath Ahmed and Syed Ravish Ahmad Mehdi are the names of the accused. Both of them have been sent to judicial custody after being produced in a local court. During the interrogation, both confessed to their crimes.
Hyderabad's Santosh Nagar Police Station has arrested him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The offender was brought before a magistrate and then held in judicial custody.
Sharanaru, whose police custody ended on Monday, was arrested last week after a case registered under provisions of the POCSO Act and ST/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against him for allegedly sexually harassing two minor girls, studying in a school run by the Mutt and staying in a hostel also owned by it.
The imprisonment sentence, under various sections, would run concurrently, and the fine amount will be handed over to the survivor, the court said.
This came after the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) urged the Superintendent of Police (SP) to add POCSO charges to the case after it found that the victim was under the age of 18. The Committee found out that the deceased was 15 years old and 19 as mentioned by Police in her recorded statement.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in a letter to the Karnataka Superintendent of Police, asked him to conduct an inquiry into the matter ensuring that the victims' identities are not disclosed during the process of investigation.
Public Prosecutor S.B. Chauhan said that the Special POCSO court was convinced with medical reports, and other evidence that accused Haresh Baraiya had raped the toddler, murdered her and abandoned the body in the bushes.
Police have booked him along with the four others. As per the police FIR, the accused allegedly sexually abused two high school girls for 4 years between January 2019 and June 2022.
The Chalissery police arrested him from Thirumitakod, Palakkad, Kerala. The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The accused has been identified as John Robert and he was part of the Punithar Arul Anandhar Church in Rameswaram’s Mandapam area. As per the reports police took the action on the basis of the complaint filed by the members of the child welfare committee.
On 4 July, Shreejit Ravi arrived at the SN park in Thrissur. As the two minor girls walked toward him near the car, Shreejit got out and allegedly exhibited his genitals to the minor girls.
The court has also imposed a fine of 65 thousand on him. However, as the sentences were to be served concurrently, the convict has to serve only 20 years.
Sasikumar, after his retirement from service, had put a Facebook post on his illustrious life as a school teacher which triggered a flurry of complaints against him by former students.
After the incident came to light, police arrested Zubair Darimi under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Police also registered a complaint against mosque officials who concealed the rape and criminally conspired to help Darimi escape the law.
The incident took place on May 28 at 5.30 PM. It came to light after two days when her father lodged a complaint at the police station regarding the incident.
Justice Prabhudessai said, "In my considered view, this would not prima facie constitute offences under section 377 (Unnatural sex offences)of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."
The minor had been attending Urdu tuitions with other students at the Madarsa when, on November 13, the Maulvi asked her to wait after the class and assualted her.
A 10-year-old was abducted by Maulvi and molested on the promise of chocolates.
The girl’s mother said the survivor was under pressure from police to withdraw complaints against the culprits.
A special court POCSO court in Mumbai convicted and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment a Catholic priest Father Johnson Lawrence for raping a young teenaged boy in 2015.
Surat observed that the perpetrators in both cases faced justice within a month, which was an uncommon yet heartening development.
In a massive crackdown on online child sexual abuse and exploitation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out raids in fourteen states and union territories. Searches are taking place at 76 locations simultaneously. The federal probe agency has registered 23 separate cases on 14th November against 83 accused on allegations that there are involved directly or indirectly to Child Sexual Abuse Material online. The cases have been registered under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual
Congress leader and former Member of Parliament Sushmita Dev, who is also president of All India Mahila Congress, Monday, resigned from the party.