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Muslim marriages are not excluded from Pocso Act, says Kerala HC

KOCHI: Muslim marriages under personal law are not excluded from the POCSO Act and sexual intercourse with a child, even...

21 Nov 2022 8:25 PM IST

Based on their complaint, police have lodged a case of abetment to suicide and dowry harassment against her husband and mother-in-law. Representational image/DC

School PRO booked for harassing nine-year-old girl

TIRUPATI: Vedayapalem police on Saturday arrested a 28-year-old man working as a PRO for a private school in Kothur of...

13 Nov 2022 1:25 AM IST

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan is a judge of the Telangana High Court. (Photo: TSHC)

Chief Justice of Telangana HC calls for war against child abuse

HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has called for a war against child abuse, as...

6 Nov 2022 12:02 AM IST

Karnataka High Court. (PTI Photo)

POCSO and IPC prevail over personal laws: Karnataka High Court

The court was hearing a petition for bail by a 27-year old Muslim man whose wife was 17 years of age and had become...

31 Oct 2022 11:51 AM IST

The Banjara Hills police registered a case of negligence against the principal, 55-year-old Sivaraju Madhavi. (Photo By Arrangement)

KG student rape: Case booked against school principal for negligence

HYDERABAD: A day after 34-year-old Beemana Rajani Kumar, the driver of a reputed school in Banjara Hills, was charged...

19 Oct 2022 11:55 PM IST

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Sexual abuse of children in Hyderabad schools on the rise

Hyderabad: Children are becoming victims of sexual abuse in educational institutions, both government and private...

10 Oct 2022 12:31 PM IST

Akash blackmailed the minor girl and raped her on several occasions. (Photo:DC File)

Nine-year-old minor physically assaulted by her father

HYDERABAD: The Banjara Hills police arrested a 40-year-old religious leader for allegedly sexually assaulting his...

1 Oct 2022 1:39 AM IST

According to the police, the couple, identified as Shivani and Sai Suketh, software employees, were in a relationship for some time and got married in 2014.

Pedavegi SI suspended after suicide of eloped girl, her mother

Kakinada: Pedavegi sub-inspector YVV Satyanarayana has been suspended on a charge of dereliction of duty in relation to...

26 Sept 2022 1:45 PM IST

According to police, a Plus-1 minor girl student was allegedly gang raped by six-member gang recently at Seeranaickenplayam.

Nampally minor rape: Cops reconstruct scene of crime

The accused Syed Naymath, 26, and Ravish Mehdi, 21, were sent to custody

18 Sept 2022 10:15 AM IST

The case was filed a few months ago against a Head Constable serving at Kankanady Station in Mangaluru. Rosamma, the Sub Inspector of Womens Police Station, was appointed as the Investigation Officer to probe the case. (Representional Image- ANI)

Hyderabad tops the Pocso cases chart

HYDERABAD: The number of cases reported in Telangana under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO)...

26 Aug 2022 11:23 AM IST

Akash blackmailed the minor girl and raped her on several occasions. (Photo:DC File)

Minor girl raped and forced to illegally terminate pregnancy

Akash invited the girl to his house when there was no one else, to celebrate his birthday and raped her

5 Aug 2022 11:01 PM IST

Based on a complaint from one of the victims, police registered a case and arrested Bhanumurthy. Representational image/DC

Man gets 3 years jail for sexually abusing minor girl

This incident took place on 26 October 2020

18 May 2022 12:10 AM IST