POCSO
Man gets 7-yr jail term for unnatural sex with 8-yr-old
The police carried out a panchnama and seized a bed sheet from the spot where the victim said the accused had sodomised him.
Five sodomy accused let off, court pulls up cops for ‘lapse’
Investigation officer of Marine Lines police then started searching for the relatives of the deceased child.
Police stations to have anti-child crime units
On an average, the city police registers 15 complaints related to POCSO crimes each day.
POCSO cases up 35 per cent from 2015
In 2015, 908 cases were registered, while 2016 saw 1,346 cases.
Special police teams to handle POCSO cases
The team will comprise of 12 police personnel, out of which 4 to 6 will be women officers.
76 per cent rise in cases registered under POCSO
The police suspects that children are increasingly being targeted as easy prey by sexual offenders.
Man arrested in Pune for raping two minor girls
The accused also tried to rape the third sister, who is a minor too, but was caught after she raised an alarm.
Pune teen and his accomplice held in minor rape case
The boy is a school dropout and his 43-year-old accomplice is a labourer.
School founder held for raping minor
The arrest has been made under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Nashik man rapes 9-yr-old girl in public toilet, nabbed
The accused has been booked for rape (376) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of POCSO, said police.