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News Reports

Government approves amendments in POCSO Act including death penalty for sexual offence against children

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2019

The amendments to the POCSO Act also seek to curb child pornography by imposing fine and providing imprisonment.

Crime

Rape of 7-year-old leads to violent protests in Jaipur, dozens of vehicles torched, internet suspended

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2019

Police have stated that tension spread in the area after social media circulations of a communal angle being involved in the case. Internet services have been suspended in 13 police districts.

Crime

Kanpur: Minor girl raped by a Maulvi in a Madarsa, accused arrested

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2019

The accused Maulvi had gone into hiding after his actions became public. However, the police were able to nab him by tracking his location through his phone.

Crime

Aligarh child murder: SIT to probe the case, sexual abuse charges to also be probed

OpIndia Staff - 7 June, 2019

UP Police has said that action has been taken against the concerned SHO for delinquency in the Aligarh child murder case

Crime

Jaipur: School teacher Rameez Raja awarded life term by POCSO court for sexually abusing dozens of students

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2019

Rameez Raja was arrested on February 9, 2017, by Ramganj police. He used to abuse children and film the act.

Crime

7 year old girl brutally raped and murdered in Kannauj, postmortem reveals broken bones, injury in private parts

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2019

The girl's body was found floating in the river with broken bones and injury marks on the private parts

Crime

Kerala: Priest convicted after two years for raping and impregnating a minor girl

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2019

The rape survivor's father was forced to take up the blame of raping her own daughter and impregnating her.

Government and Policy

In Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh, family of 8-year old gang rape survivor asked to vacate house

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2019

The child was abducted, gang-raped and had her throat cut by the perpetrators Irfan and Asif last year. She had to struggle for her life for five months in a hospital.

News Reports

Woman police officer hounded by Kerala government given clean chit in inquiry report

OpIndia Staff - 29 January, 2019

The inquiry report filed by ADGP Abraham states that Chaitra's actions were not illegal and she had followed all protocols.

Crime

Chilli powder in private parts, beatings and rigorous chores: Girls in Delhi shelter home reveal abuse by staff

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2018

DCW chief Swati Maliwal reportedly reached the shelter home immediately and intimated the Delhi Police to register FIR in the case.

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