New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As many as 775 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including 398 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts, functional in 29 States/UTs disposed 66,500 cases in 2025, with 2.45 lakh cases still pending at the end of the calendar year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, in reply to a question, said that in 2024 the FTSCs disposed 85,595 cases and in 2023 they disposed 76,319 cases.The backlog of cases in these court…
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Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported kidnapping, forced intoxication and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Bengaluru, expressing serious concern over the safety and protection of minor girls.In a statement, the Commission said the incident raises grave concerns over crimes against children and underscores the need for stringent action against sexual offenders.NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Direc…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The police on Wednesday arrested a youth accused of forcibly marrying a minor girl in the Jorabagan area in north Kolkata. There are also allegations that he ran away with her after the marriage. The minor girl was rescued from Salop crossing in Howrah. Police took action after receiving a complaint of the incident. A case has been filed at Jorabagan Police Station, based on which the arrest was made.According to officers at Jorabagan Police Station, a local man named Dee…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl after luring her with a mobile phone, police said on Monday.The husband of a former Trinamool Congress councillor has also come under the scanner after allegations surfaced that he tried to shield the accused. The incident has triggered a huge uproar in Ward No 2 of Dum Dum Municipality in North 24 Parganas district. The victim’s mother and local resid…
Ahmedabad/Gwalior, July 17 (IANS) A 25‑year‑old man from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior has been arrested after allegedly posing as a Hindu youth on a messaging application to sexually exploit a 17‑year‑old girl, Ahmedabad Rural police said on Friday. Police said the girl was contacted in February this year on a messaging app called “A-Chat” by someone using the name “Sonu” and claiming to be a 23‑year‑old unmarried man.Over months, the man, who later identified himself as Bittukha…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Delhi High Court’s order cancelling the bail granted to a woman teacher co-accused in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl student at a private school in Delhi’s Janakpuri.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale declined to grant interim relief to the accused, Kriti Sahni, directed her to surrender in terms of the Delhi High Court’s order, and issued notice on her plea challenging the cancel…
Wardha, July 17 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough by police in Maharashtra, a farm labourer was arrested within 24 hours for the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl at her home near the state’s Wardha district, officials said on Friday.The accused has been identified as 30-year-old Rahul Raju Madavi.According to investigators, the minor was allegedly raped before being bludgeoned to death with a stone at her house in Wardha. Her’s partially unclothed body was discovered inside the h…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested a martial arts teacher for allegedly sexually harassing minor students during training classes, said a senior officer on Monday.Police said that the name of the arrested teacher is Prosenjit Das. He was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by one of his students. He has been booked under relevant Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.According to the police, he worked as a treasurer in an NGO…
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) Telangana Police have intensified the hunt for a 35-year-old man who allegedly stabbed six people to death, including his wife, two young sons, and three members of the family that had filed a POCSO case against him, including the victim.Twelve teams were on the lookout for B. Rajkumar, who committed the murders in two separate attacks at Daivalaguda in Shabad mandal of Rangareddy district on the night of July 10.Deputy Commissioner of Police Yogesh Gautam on Sunday dis…
Jodhpur/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of morphing a minor girl’s photograph and uploading it on social media, while imposing stringent conditions, including a three-year ban on the use of online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Thread and Snapchat. A single-judge bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain of the Jodhpur bench passed the order while allowing the bail plea of the accused in a case registered at Bheem police station in Rajs…