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“Learned no lessons from Nirbhaya case”: Madhya Pradesh High Court criticises lenient treatment of crime-accused juvies in India
Madhya Pradesh High Court criticizes lenient treatment of juveniles, calls for legislative reform a…
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Karnataka HC rejects school teacher's plea to quash POCSO case over filming of girl students
"What is deeply concerning is that the petitioner was found with five different mobile phones, all …
PTI
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123 fast-track courts allocated but none are functional: Centre responds to Mamata Banerjee's letter to PM Modi
Responding to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's letter to PM Modi for setting up fast-track courts, …
ANI
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Nirbhaya Fund to Disha Act: What changes has the Indian govt implemented in response to major rape cases in the past?
The Kolkata rape and murder case of a young doctor has sparked outrage, prompting calls for better …
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Sakshi Malik refutes reports she has withdrawn from wrestlers’ protest
Indian wrestler, Sakshi Malik, has withdrawn from the protest against the President of Wrestling Fe…
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Hyderabad school derecognised after sexual assault on 4-year-old
The Telangana government on Friday derecognised a private school in Hyderabad where a four-year-old…
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Telangana mulls proposal for sex offenders register like in the US
Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday agreed to a proposal for setting up a sex offenders' r…
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BSNL directs ex-employee-activist Fathima to vacate quarters
The case was filed based on a report filed by Cyberdom, the cyber wing of Kerala police, for postin…
PTI
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2 boys promise 7-year-old girl coronavirus cure, rape her
"When the girl returned home after collecting wood from the forest, the two boys reached there and …
PTI
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Congress accuses Twitter of ‘double standards’ for allegedly locking 5000 accounts of party leaders and workers
The reason behind Twitter's action is the notice from the National Commission for Protection of …
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Mumbai: Teen kidnapped, raped by Facebook friend; five held
Investigations revealed that the minor was in touch with the main accused on Facebook and police te…
PTI
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HC directs registrar to file report on number of sexual offence cases heard without victim's say
Earlier, the high court had said, "Since it is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that num…
PTI
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Woman inmate at Ludhiana jail tests positive for COVID-19
The woman, who tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1, is facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs a…
PTI
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Sharing location, video calls in HC bail conditions to track prisoners on bail during lockdown
"The appellant (convict) will make a video-call every Friday between 11 am and 11:30 am to the Inve…
PTI
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Man rapes teenager for a year, shares videos on WhatsApp; 2 held
Noida (UP), May 27 () A man was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly raping a teenager for a y…
PTI
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Unnao rape case: Delhi Court convicts ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar
A Delhi Court convicted former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for kidnapping and raping a minor gir…
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Unnao rape case: Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar held guilty for death of victim's father
A Delhi court convicted former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for the custodial death of the fath…
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4 new COVID-19 testing labs to come up in Punjab
To ensure expeditious disposal of cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …
PTI
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A third of the world’s child porn is flagged off in India, Indonesia and Thailand
According to the report, India accounts for 3.88 million such cases filed between 1998 and 2017.…