New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The government has allocated Rs 2,010 crore to boost judicial infrastructure and digitisation of courts, including necessary training and capacity building programmes.According to Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the District and Subordinate Courts, a sum of Rs 810 crore has been allocated in the Union Budget 2026 for judicial infrastructure. In addition, sum of Rs 1,200 crore has…
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Ghazipur, July 23 (IANS) A district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on Thursday sentenced a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000. The judgment was delivered by POCSO Court Judge Ram Avtar Prasad, who found the accused, Sikandar Rajbhar, guilty of sexually assaulting a minor.Assistant Government Advocate Ram Kumar Rai said that Sikandar Rajbhar, a resident of a village in the Kasimaba…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a terrifying case from Delhi, a man has been accused of sexually assaulting his own 13-year-old daughter in the Jahangirpuri area of the National Capital, officials said on Sunday, adding that the accused is currently absconding. According to the police, a case has been registered under the POCSO Act following a complaint at Mahindra Park police station by the mother of the victim. Following this, the father was reported to be on the run. The complainant stated that …
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a decisive operation aimed at protecting children from online sexual exploitation and strengthening digital safety, the capital’s Central District Police arrested 10 accused in a coordinated enforcement drive against accessing, uploading, and circulating Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM), officials said on Sunday.An official statement said that the operation was initiated following detailed analysis of digital indicators and international cyber tip…
Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) The man who was on the run for two days after killing six persons, including his wife, two young sons and three members of the family that had filed a POCSO case against him, was found dead on Monday. The body of B. Rajkumar, 29, was found at Penjerla in Kothur mandal of Rangareddy district near Hyderabad.Locals found the body in a real estate venture and alerted the police. Police rushed there and identified the deceased as Rajkumar.He is suspected to have died by suic…
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Actor Rohit Chandel, who predominantly works in television has been arrested by the Ghatkopar police for allegedly stalking, repeatedly calling, harassing and assaulting a 16-year-old girl in an eastern suburb of Mumbai. Police have booked the actor under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. As per the complaint, the accused, who is a resident of an eastern suburb, had allegedly repeatedly called the minor on her mobile phone from his number as well…
Hyderabad, July 11 (IANS) A shocking multiple murder case has rocked Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, where a 35-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and two young sons before targeting a teenage girl who had earlier filed a sexual harassment case against him, along with two of her family members. Police have launched a massive search operation to trace the accused, who remains absconding.According to investigators, the accused, identified as Rajkumar, allegedly began the killing spree on Fri…
Kochi, July 10 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday vacated its interim order granting police protection to Monalisa Bhosle, the young woman who shot to national fame as the Viral Kumbh Mela Star, after the State informed the court that police were unable to trace her using the address and contact details furnished in her petition.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas withdrew the interim protection after the Government Pleader submitted that repeated attempts by the police to contact Monalisa had faile…
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Thursday granted bail to Bandi Sai Bageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a POCSO case. Pronouncing its orders on the bail petition, the High Court granted conditional bail.The court directed him to cooperate with the police in the investigation. He was also directed to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh along with two sureties.After hearing arguments from both sides, the High Court reserved orders on Monday…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (IANS) The Kerala government on Tuesday ordered the constitution of a high-level task force headed by AIG of Police Poonkuzhali to investigate the comparatively high incidence of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in certain police station limits of Palakkad district over the past few years.The decision was taken by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, who directed the Home Department to constitute the task force within thre…