POCSO Act

Allegations of love jihad resurface in Hubballi, Karnataka, following a disturbing case of sexual violence against a minor girl by Saddam Hussain Limbuwale. The victim's complaint reveals coercion and threats by the accused. BJP MLA Arvind Bellad criticizes the state government's response. Protests outside the police station demand swift action.

A private school in Ajmer district expelled a 17-year-old class 12 student, a survivor of gang rape, and barred her from appearing in her board exams, citing concerns about affecting other students. The district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) confirmed the allegations and directed action against the school.

An investigation into the complaint of a missing schoolgirl has taken a serious turn, resulting in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa faces allegations of sexual assault under the POCSO Act, filed by a woman who reportedly filed numerous cases in the state. The complaint involves her daughter, accusing Yediyurappa of assault during a meeting in February. 

A Bengaluru court sentenced Kalu Sonar, a 49-year-old man from Nepal, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl at her grandmother's residence in August 2022. Despite his speech disability, Sonar's guilt was proven through DNA evidence, medical reports, and eyewitness testimony. The survivor's courage in reporting the assault ensured justice under the POCSO Act.

At the Siddaganga Matha fair in Tumkur, a young girl was allegedly gang-raped and recorded on a mobile phone. Perpetrators blackmailed her with the footage, but she reported the incident. Law enforcement raided a house in Bandepalya and apprehended three suspects. The case is under the POCSO Act investigation.

Belagavi police arrest three individuals for allegedly raping three minor girls on Valentine’s Day. Accused forcibly took girls in car, raped them in garden, threatened to kill if disclosed—complaint filed under POCSO Act.

The victim's grandmother filed an FIR against the 40-year-old man at the time of the crime, accusing him of kidnapping and raping the minor. The convict took the victim to a temple where he committed the heinous act.

 The police have registered a case against the girl's friend under Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the Rape and POCSO Act. The authorities have taken the 14-year-old classmate into police custody, and a comprehensive investigation into the incident will be conducted.

In a distressing incident, a minor girl residing in a government residential school hostel in Kalaburagi district gave birth to a baby boy last month. The situation deepens as the cousin of the student responsible for her pregnancy is subsequently arrested by the police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
 

The young girl had relocated to Visakhapatnam from Odisha around nine months ago. Her disappearance on December 17 prompted her father to file a missing person's report in Visakhapatnam a day later.

The Kattapana fast-track court acquitted accused Arjun in the Vandiperiyar rape and murder case of a six-year-old girl in 2021.

The article discusses the Supreme Court's criticism of the Calcutta High Court's controversial ruling advising adolescent girls to restrain their sexual urges, highlighting concerns about judicial overreach and potential violations of constitutional rights.

The victim, Fousia, aged 20, was found dead in a hotel room, her body discovered through a disturbing photo posted by her estranged husband on WhatsApp.

Law enforcement has registered a case of rape against unidentified perpetrators, and they have invoked the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in response to this distressing incident.