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  Prayagraj POCSO case update: Minors repeat 'abuse claims' in court, say police sources

  Uttar Pradesh | February 25, 2026 23:48 IST

  Prayagraj POCSO case update: Police Adopt Cautious Stance in Sensitive POCSO Investigation Authorities are advancing carefully, thoroughly analyzing the victims' statements prior to any next moves. No notices have been served, and there's no immediate intention to head to Varanasi, as per sources.

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  Prayagraj police team to question Swami Avimuktateshwaranand in child sexual abuse case after FIR

  Uttar Pradesh | February 23, 2026 11:32 IST

  The team may question Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati as part of an ongoing investigation into sexual exploitation allegations.

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  POCSO court flags police lapses, orders FIR against security guard on minor's molestation complaint

  Uttar Pradesh | November 25, 2025 17:35 IST

  The family has alleged that some police officers, including the SHO of Expressway Thana, discouraged them from pursuing the case and urged them to “settle” the matter.

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  Setback for Yediyurappa as Karnataka High Court declines to quash POCSO case

  Karnataka | November 13, 2025 16:42 IST

  In its order, the High Court clarified that the trial court should require the personal appearance of Yediyurappa only when it is necessary. The court further directed that any application filed by him seeking exemption from personal appearance should be duly considered.

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  Delhi HC orders POCSO accused to do community service and pay of Rs 50,000 to Army welfare fund

  Delhi | June 03, 2025 14:23 IST

  The court, while disapproving of the accused’s conduct, directed him to perform a month-long community service at a government hospital and pay Rs 50,000 to the Army Welfare Fund Battle Casualties.

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  Delhi court closes POCSO case against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh after complainant withdraws

  India | May 26, 2025 21:43 IST

  A Delhi court has accepted the cancellation report filed by the police in a POCSO case against former WFI chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The minor wrestler who initially filed the complaint appeared before the court and confirmed she no longer wished to pursue the case.

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  Bajinder Singh, self-proclaimed pastor, convicted in 2018 rape case, sentencing on April 1

  India | March 28, 2025 15:37 IST

  A Mohali POCSO court has convicted controversial pastor Bajinder Singh in the 2018 Zirakpur rape and sexual assault case. The court will announce his sentence on April 1. Singh, arrested in 2018 while attempting to flee to London, was charged under multiple IPC sections.

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  Karnataka: 4 held over language feud with bus conductor in Belagavi, conductor booked under POCSO

  Karnataka | February 22, 2025 14:39 IST

  The conducted was injured in the slugfest over not speaking Marathi. The case has been registered and four accused have been arrested. The conductor has also been booked under POCSO.

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  Karnataka HC to announce verdict on MUDA case involving CM, Yediyurappa's POCSO charges today

  Karnataka | February 07, 2025 7:53 IST

  Karnataka HC to deliver verdict on the MUDA site allocation case involving CM Siddaramaiah and sexual harassment charges against former CM Yediyurappa.

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  Delhi: Minor girl rescued after being abducted in Welcome area, two accused beaten by locals

  Crime | November 06, 2024 14:41 IST

  Delhi crime news: Delhi Police said that the girl was rescued from a house at Janta Mazdoor Colony in Welcome. The minor was found to be kidnapped by a man named Shahjad and his wife namely Afsa.

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  Gujarat: 24-year-old undertrial booked in POCSO case dies by suicide in jail

  Gujarat | October 13, 2024 15:52 IST

  Gujarat news: The police official said that the incident occurred on Saturday morning (October 12), and an entry was made in the station diary of Himatnagar B-division police station later in the day.

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  Tamil Nadu: PhD scholar sentenced five life imprisonment for sexually assaulting eight minors

  July 09, 2024 22:31 IST

  The Thanjavur special court also imposed a fine of Rs 6,54,000 on him. Additionally, the court ordered him to pay Rs 4 lakh to each minor victims. He used to trap children below the age of 12 years.

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  Karnataka High Court to hear BS Yediyurappa's plea to dismiss POCSO charges

  Karnataka | June 28, 2024 15:18 IST

  Recently, the Karnataka Police filed a chargesheet under the POCSO Act, alleging offenses including sexual assault and harassment. Earlier, the High Court had barred Yediyurappa's arrest, citing his stature. Yediyurappa denies the allegations, vowing to contest them legally.

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  BS Yediyurappa, former Karnataka CM and BJP leader, appears before CID in POCSO case

  Karnataka | June 17, 2024 14:39 IST

  After the Sadashivanagar police registered the case in March, the Karnataka Director General of Police Alok Mohan had issued an order transferring it to the CID for further investigation. In April, the CID collected the voice sample of Yediyurappa after summoning him to the office.

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  Fast-track special courts for tackling sexual offence cases get three-year extension

  India | November 29, 2023 19:59 IST

  As on September 30, 848 such fast track courts were functional for heinous crimes, crimes against women, and children. To fast-track criminal cases involving elected MPs and MLAs, 10 special courts are functional in nine states and Union territories.

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  POCSO Act not for criminalising consensual romantic relationships: Allahabad High Court

  Uttar Pradesh | November 02, 2023 9:50 IST

  Allahabad High Court on POCSO Act: POCSO was formulated to protect children under the age of 18 years from sexual exploitation. Nowadays, more often than not, it has become a tool for their exploitation. This Act was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents.

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  Delhi: Mob thrashes pilot, husband after they torture 10-year-old domestic help

  Delhi | May 14, 2025 12:24 IST

  In a viral video, the mob is seen beating, confronting and manhandling accused couple.

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  Karnataka: POCSO case against teacher over torturing students in Tumakuru

  Karnataka | July 13, 2023 21:27 IST

  Karnataka news: According to Chikkanayakanahalli police, HS Ravi, the Mathematics teacher of Godekere Government school, used to give heavy homework to the students. If they failed to complete the work, he tortured them in classroom.

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  Nagpur: Teen girl delivers baby at home watching videos on YouTube, kills newborn

  Maharashtra | March 06, 2023 12:47 IST

  Nagpur News: According to the police, the girl was sexually exploited by a man she got acquainted with on social media. The girl told her mother that she was having some health issues to hide her baby bump.

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  Rajasthan: Police arrest Congress MLA's son in gang-rape case

  Crime | January 09, 2023 19:50 IST

  The MLA's son was arrested on the directions of a special court hearing case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.