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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
