Kolkata: A routine medical check-up at RG Kar Medical College blew the lid off a horrific year-long ordeal for a six-year-old girl in Lake Town, triggering a swift cross-jurisdictional police operation that ended with the arrest of her cousin brother on charges of rape on Friday afternoon.The breakthrough came when the minor, suffering from acute…
14-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by her stepfather and grandfather for a year (Image used for representational purpose only) KOLKATA: A 14-year-old class-8 student from a school in Habra was allegedly subjected to repeated sexual abuse for nearly a year by her 38-year-old stepfather and 56-year-old grandfather at her home. The girl’s teachers learnt…
Silchar: A Sribhumi court on Thursday sent a 19-year-old accused of rape and murder of an 8-year-old to judicial custody.Police from Sribhumi Sadar police station produced the accused in court and sought four days’ custody for further interrogation. The court rejected the plea and remanded him in judicial custody.The case invokes BNS Sections 140(1) —…
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, speaking in the assembly on Tuesday, said govt has finalised a plan to start 138 new fast-track courts, but some are waiting for the appointment of judges to start functioning.The issue came up for discussion after BJP MLAs Shankar Jagtap and Rahul Kool sought details…
Auto driver arrested for abusing minor Chennai: A 37-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl with an intellectual disability in Kolathur. On July 3, the seven-year-old girl was playing near her house when the man sexually abused her. The girl’s grandmother filed a complaint at Kolathur All-Women Police Station. Police conducted…
T’puram: Anchalummoodu police arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a14-year-old girl on the false promise of marriage, leaving her pregnant. The accused was identified as Adithyan, of Anchalumoodu in Kollam.The case came to light after the girl, who had been experiencing physical discomfort, was taken for a medical examination. The tests revealed that…
Varanasi: A govt primary school teacher was arrested by Kone police in Sonbhadra district on Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing and behaving indecently with minor girl students.Sonbhadra’s CO Obra, Prabhat Rai, said that acting on an informer’s tip, Kone police arrested the accused, Tipu Sultan, 34, of Ramgarh village, from the Tilgudwa area.Based on complaints…
PRAYAGRAJ: Holding that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act overrides personal law, the Allahabad high court has refused to quash an FIR alleging repeated rape under the guise of nikah halala, observing that personal law cannot be used as a shield to justify sexual offences against a minor.The high court accordingly declined…
Kollam: A fast-track special court in Kollam on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl after befriending her through social media.The convict, Shyam Kumar, of Velamanoorcheri in Parippally, was found guilty under various provisions of IPC and Pocso…
T’puram: Pothencode police on Friday arrested a 40-year-old man under Pocso Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.The accused, a native of Pothencode, was arrested after police recorded the survivor’s statement. Police said the alleged incident took place on Wednesday afternoon.According to police, the accused, who lives alone, allegedly called the girl to his…
