Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) In a significant crackdown on organised exploitation, the Lucknow Police have arrested Atika, the alleged mastermind of a sophisticated ‘honey trap’ gang on Saturday. The arrest follows an investigation into the harrowing abduction, sexual assault of a 16-year-old minor boy and a bid to extort money. The case came to light after the victim’s mother, Asma Khan, filed a formal complaint detailing the disappearance of her son, Ibrahim (name changed), a Class 9 student. Ac…
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Khargone, April 12 (IANS) Mother of Monalisa Bhosle, who gained public attention after the Kumbh Mela, said on Sunday that her daughter was a minor and was allegedly “lured and taken away”. Speaking to IANS, Monalisa’s mother, Lata Bhosle said, “My daughter is a minor. They lured her and took her away.”Accusing Monalisa’s husband Farman Khan, she said, “He (Faman Khan) said that your daughter will get a big movie. He had even said that if Monalisa’s birth certificate is made everything will be c…
Thiruvananthapuram/Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) A marriage that was publicly celebrated as a symbol of Kerala’s social inclusivity has come under intense legal and political scrutiny after it emerged that the bride was allegedly a minor, leading to the registration of a POCSO case against her husband, Farman Khan, by the Madhya Pradesh Police.The case was filed following an enquiry by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, which found that the girl popularly known as the ‘Kumbh Mela viral …
Bengaluru, April 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government issued guidelines on Friday, making it mandatory for private hospitals operating in the state to report cases of pregnant minors under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).Issued by the Health and Family Welfare Services, the guidelines state, “Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, cases of pregnancy among girls below 18 years of age are legally considered serious offences that must be ma…
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) AIADMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP, I.S. Inbadurai has written to the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking urgent intervention over what he described as a disturbing rise in crimes against minor girls in Tamil Nadu.In a detailed complaint addressed to the Chairperson of the NCW, the MP highlighted a series of recent incidents across the State and called for immediate action to ensure justice for victims and accountability among authorities.He expressed concern that …
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed high drama on Tuesday as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led a coordinated walkout by the Opposition, accusing the ruling DMK of suppressing debate and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister M K Stalin over an alleged collapse of law and order. The walkout followed the Speaker’s refusal to allow a discussion on the state’s law and order situation sought by Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami. Prot…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday solved a blind robbery-cum-stabbing case involving an investigation that took an unexpected turn, with the alleged victim found to be the perpetrator of a serious offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In a statement, the Additional Commissioner of Police, East District, said that the staff of Police Station New Ashok Nagar successfully cracked the case through sustained efforts, scientific investigation, me…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Seven people have been arrested in connection with the abduction and gang-rape of a teenage girl in West Bengal’s Purulia district, senior police officers said on Monday. The police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).According to police and family sources, the teenage girl is from Purulia town.On Friday evening, the 17-year-old girl left her home to go to a friend’s house. When she did not return home even after n…
Hubballi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a concerning development, two separate cases of sexual assault against two minor girls by groups of boys were reported in Hubballi, Karnataka, on Sunday.The police have detained seven minors in connection with the cases.The cases have been reported within the jurisdictions of the Shahar and Ashok Nagar police stations in Hubballi.The police have registered the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases, and further investigation has been taken up.In the c…