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Pune Rural police file chargesheet in rape-murder of nine-year-old

September 08, 2026 3:15 pm

Pune Rural police have filed a 700-page chargesheet against a 25-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year-old girl in August. The trial is expected to begin soon.

‘Bad uncle’ gave chocolates: Minor girl ‘sexually assaulted’ by school cab driver in Delhi

August 31, 2026 12:16 pm

The child was showed CCTV footage from the school, from which she identified the accused. Delhi Police said he has been arrested.

Vadodara court convicts five in 2024 Navratri gangrape of teen

August 21, 2026 3:15 am

Incident and trial had triggered massive public outrage; police said accused had stepped out with the intention of committing a crime.

Gujarat High Court quashes POCSO FIR after girl says she married the man she 'eloped' with when she turned 18

June 23, 2026 4:35 pm

The girl appears before court, produces their marriage certificate

Badlapur bus driver arrested for molesting 12-year-old girl student during school run

February 27, 2026 10:18 pm

Incident raises serious questions over enforcement of school bus safety norms despite repeated government orders.

Faridabad court rejects bail plea of shooting coach accused in POCSO case

January 23, 2026 7:56 am

Additional District and Sessions Judge Abhishek Phutela of the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court dismissed the bail plea filed earlier this week.

2017 Unnao rape case: Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar's sentence suspended by Delhi HC

December 24, 2025 11:23 am

Sengar, who is currently in prison, will not be out until a similar order suspending his sentence in the case of custodial killing of the minor’s father is issued by the Delhi HC.

Undertrial prisoner in Pocso case dies by suicide at Bengaluru District Court premises: police

October 10, 2025 3:07 pm

The undertrial prisoner was arrested in April this year by the Bengaluru police on charges of raping a girl under the age of 16.

Live-in against settled law in 'Indian middle-class society': Allahabad HC

June 27, 2025 7:49 pm

A single bench of Justice Siddharth also expressed concern over rising number of such cases.

Karnataka man held for raping minor daughter for a year, impregnating her: Police

April 09, 2025 10:33 pm

According to police, the man had threatened to kill her minor daughter if she revealed the abuse to anyone.

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