A 17-year-old Delhi girl accused her friend of multiple rapes at a Gurgaon hotel, leading to a POCSO case after she became pregnant. An FIR is registered under BNS and POCSO Act, and police are investigating and conducting raids to arrest the accused.
Family of a Pocso victim in Hyderabad allege police negligence in arresting accused P Raj Kumar led to the murder of six people. Sub-inspector T Ramesh was suspended, and Shabad inspector B Kantha Reddy issued a charge memo.
Delhi schools will conduct 'good touch and bad touch' awareness sessions throughout July as part of a city-wide campaign to enhance child safety under the POCSO Act. Child protection committees will be established in all schools, and staff will receive training.
The Telangana High Court granted regular bail to Bandi Bhagirath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a POCSO case. He was arrested in May for alleged sexual harassment of a minor and ordered to furnish a Rs 1 lakh bond.
A 35-year-old man, released on parole after a 2022 POCSO conviction, was rearrested in Pithoragarh for raping a 5-year-old girl, rescued in a panicked state near a local station.
Bageerath, son of Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, received interim bail until June 25 from a Hyderabad court. Arrested in a POCSO Act case involving a 17-year-old girl, he sought bail to attend BBA exams. The case involves allegations of sexual harassment and counter-claims of extortion.
Police in Ajmer, Rajasthan, arrested four individuals for allegedly trafficking a 14-year-old girl, selling her for marriage, and gang-raping her. The arrests were made under the 'Umang Abhiyan-VII' anti-human trafficking drive.
A 21-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by an intoxicated Delhi Police constable in Gurgaon. The constable entered her society, threatened her family, and issued a rape threat to her younger sister. He was arrested and his bail application was dismissed.
BRS leader K T Rama Rao demanded Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's removal from the cabinet following his son Bageerath's arrest in a POCSO case, citing potential influence on the investigation. The Telangana high court refused interim protection to Bageerath, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
Bandi Bageerath, son of Union minister Bandi Sanjay, surrendered to Telangana police under the POCSO Act after a minor's family accused him of sexual abuse. He was taken to Narsingi police station.
Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar stated his son, Bandi Bhageerath, was handed over to police for a POCSO case investigation. However, police clarified Bhageerath was apprehended, not surrendered. The case involves allegations of sexual harassment against a minor.
Bandi Bageerath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, was arrested Saturday night in a POCSO case after the Telangana High Court denied him interim protection. The minister stated he had instructed his son to cooperate with the police investigation.
Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar announced he has handed over his son, Bandi Bhageerath, to the police in connection with a POCSO case, stating "all are equal before the law." Bhageerath maintains his innocence.
Hyderabad police have formed special teams and issued a look-out circular against Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son, Bandi Sai Bhagirath, in a POCSO case. Bhagirath is accused of sexual harassment and pressuring a minor to consume alcohol. He claims the case is a counterblast to his own extortion complaint against the victim's family.
Sai Bageerath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay, failed to appear before Cyberabad police in a Pocso case for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, prompting imminent arrest. Police are verifying the survivor's age due to discrepancies in birth certificates.
A significant ruling from a Nuh court has resulted in a 20-year rigorous imprisonment for a man convicted of the 2023 rape of a minor. Allegations surfaced that he abducted the young girl at gunpoint, leading to his conviction under the IPC and POCSO Act.
Union minister's son, Bandi Bageerath, was booked in a POCSO case for allegedly harassing a 17-year-old girl. Simultaneously, he filed a complaint against the girl and her parents, accusing them of honey-trapping him and demanding Rs 5 crore to drop the allegations.
A 57-year-old school caretaker, arrested for alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old, has been granted bail by a Dwarka court. The court noted that CCTV footage placed the accused away from the crime scene, and the child's medical examination revealed no injuries. Police had opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the Pocso Act charges.
A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by three unidentified men in a Panna district forest after being intercepted and robbed. The accused reportedly took the girl and her companions captive, separating the girl and assaulting her. Police have registered a case under BNS and Pocso Act and launched a manhunt.
Ernakulam Central police have registered a POCSO case against a film director following a complaint by the viral Kumbh Mela girl, who alleges the director inappropriately touched her 10 times and exploited her on the pretext of offering acting opportunities when she was a minor. The alleged incident occurred outside Kerala, and the woman has also given a confidential statement before a magistrate.
A senior police officer in Mumbai faces serious charges after allegedly exposing himself to a nine-year-old girl in a Worli garden. Arrested following a complaint, the assistant commissioner of police has been booked under molestation and POCSO Act provisions. He has been remanded to judicial custody as investigations continue into the disturbing incident.
