POCSO Act
- Jun- 2024 -19 JuneDH Latest News
18-Year-Old influencer dies by suicide; Male friend arrested on POCSO charges
An eighteen-year-old girl from Thrikkanapuram, who attempted suicide by hanging at her home a week ago, passed away on Sunday…
Read More » - May- 2024 -30 MayDH Latest News
15-year-old girl murders father and brother
In a shocking case, Haridwar police arrested a 15-year-old girl accused of murdering her father and nine-year-old brother in Jabalpur’s…
Read More » - Jan- 2024 -30 JanuaryDH Latest News
Minor rape victim in Kasargod dies after consuming poison
A Class X student in Kasargod, Kerala, died in a private hospital in Mangaluru after consuming rat poison on January…
Read More » - 12 JanuaryDH Latest News
Court Expected to Decide on Closure of Pocso Case Against Ex-WFI Chief on March 2
Delhi’s Patiala House Court is expected to make a decision on March 2 regarding the acceptance of Delhi Police’s cancellation…
Read More » - Nov- 2023 -17 NovemberDH Latest News
Teacher Arrested for Indecent Exposure to Girl on KSRTC Bus
In a recent incident, Thamarassery police apprehended a school teacher, Shanavas, on charges of allegedly exposing himself to a girl…
Read More » - 9 NovemberDH Latest News
New POCSO case filed against ‘Mallu Traveler’
Popular Malayali YouTube vlogger, known as ‘Mallu Traveller,’ Shakir Subhan, is facing fresh legal troubles as he has been charged…
Read More » - Oct- 2023 -6 OctoberDH Latest News
UNICEF retracts age of consent policy brief due to child rights group opposition
UNICEF has withdrawn its policy brief on the age of consent in adolescents, in response to objections raised by the…
Read More » - Sep- 2023 -17 SeptemberDH Latest News
High Pocso pendency with 8,506 cases reported in Kerala
Despite the establishment of fast-track and special courts by the state government to expedite trials under the Protection of Children…
Read More » - 4 SeptemberDH Latest News
Kerala Witnesses Fourfold Surge in POCSO Cases; Child Rights Panel Validates Concerns
A recent report from the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights sheds light on the disturbing prevalence of…
Read More » - Aug- 2023 -15 AugustDH Latest News
POCSO Act Awareness to be Integrated into Kerala School Syllabus
In response to the alarming increase in cases of sexual violence against children, the Kerala government has taken a proactive…
Read More » - 9 AugustDH Latest News
Child rights panel mandates video monitoring in schools to ensure student safety.
The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued a directive to the Directorate of General Education, instructing…
Read More » - 1 AugustDH Latest News
National Child Rights Panel Takes Suo Motu Case on Aluva Girl’s Murder
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has initiated a suo motu case in response to the tragic…
Read More » - Jul- 2023 -31 JulyDH Latest News
Minister vows “Maximum Punishment” for Aluva Child Murder, Meets Grieving Kin
Health Minister Veena George paid a visit to the grieving family of the five-year-old child who was raped and murdered…
Read More » - 18 JulyDH Latest News
WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Granted Interim Bail Amidst Sexual Harassment Allegations
Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been granted two-day interim bail…
Read More » - Jun- 2023 -25 JuneDH Latest News
Kerala Cop Arrested for Impregnating Minor Relative in POCSO Case
A Kerala Police officer, identified as Dileep, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly impregnating a minor relative. Dileep, a Civil…
Read More » - 20 JuneDH Latest News
Pastor in TN sexually assaulted woman for 5 years, arrested under Pocso Act
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act led to the arrest of a 40-year-old pastor from a Tamil…
Read More » - 16 JuneDH Latest News
Law Commission Requests Government’s Input on Age of Consent, Reveals Report
The 22nd Law Commission, currently investigating the age of consent issue, recently held a meeting with officials from the Women…
Read More » - 15 JuneDH Latest News
Delhi Police drops FIR against WFI chief after finding no evidence to support minor’s claims of sexual harassment
The Delhi Police stated on Thursday that no ‘corroborative evidence’ had been found to support the allegations made by the…
Read More » - 8 JuneDH Latest News
‘Will the daughters get justice in the atmosphere of fear and intimidation’: Amid protests, Vinesh Phogat tweets
New Delhi: Asian Games gold medallist and one of the prominent faces of the wrestlers’ protest against WFI chief,…
Read More » - 7 JuneDH Latest News
Anurag Thakur to Hold Talks with Wrestlers Protesting
Government invites protesting wrestlers for talks in a bid to address issues with Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan…
Read More » - 5 JuneDH Latest News
Court dismisses case against activist Rehana Fathima, clarifies nudity and obscenity aren’t always synonymous.
The Kerala High Court dismissed the POCSO case against activist Rehana Fathima, asserting that a woman’s naked body shouldn’t always…
Read More » - May- 2023 -26 MayDH Latest News
POCSO case accused WFI leader Brij Bhushan Singh claims, misuse of law, will drive government to reform law
Brij Bhushan Singh, head of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who has been charged under the POCSO Act, claims…
Read More » - 22 MayDH Latest News
IUML Leader and Aide Arrested for Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Schoolboy in Kasaragod
IUML Leader and Panchayat Member Booked for Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting Schoolboy Adhur police have taken legal action against S…
Read More » - Feb- 2023 -2 FebruaryDH Latest News
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says, thousands will be detained as part of crackdown on child marriage
Thousands of Assamese men who married underage girls will be arrested over the course of the ensuing week. On Thursday,…
Read More » - Dec- 2022 -18 DecemberDH Latest News
In Kolkata, mother, son detained for drugging and raping young girl
In connection with the alleged rape of a girl a few months ago, a woman and her son were detained…
Read More » - Sep- 2022 -30 SeptemberRajasthan
Priests spread superstitions that mislead children into converting; Report
On Thursday, NCPCR Chairman Priyank Kanoongo tweeted that there had been complaints regarding priests mistreating youngsters and propagating superstition under…
Read More » - 5 SeptemberDH Latest News
Sri Guru Madiwaleshwar mutt’s Lingayat seer found dead
The seer of a Lingayat mutt in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, Basava Siddalinga Swami, was found hanging in his room on…
Read More » - Aug- 2022 -24 AugustDH Latest News
Video of 9-year-old urinating shared online; 2 booked
Two members of a housing society in Mumbai were charged for allegedly posting a video of a nine-year-old child peeing…
Read More » - 12 AugustDH Latest News
Exclusive Report! Narcotic Jihad in Kerala: Drug mafia offers ‘free drugs’ to young girls, enslaves & tortures!
In a shocking revelation, a 9th-grade girl in Kerala claims that her classmate tortured her and made her addicted to…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -13 JulyDH Latest News
Now in Mumbai, can file FIR under POCSO Act without DCP permission
An order that stated no POCSO Act or molestation-related FIRs can be filed without the permission of the zonal Deputy Commissioner of…
Read More » - Jun- 2022 -8 JuneDH Latest News
All 6 accused, including MLA’s son held in Hyderabad gangrape case; Crime committed in vehicle hired for Govt duty
Four juveniles involved in gang rape include the son of a leader of ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), who…
Read More » - May- 2022 -14 MayDH Latest News
Former councillor of CPM arrested under POCSO Act
Malappuram : Kerala police arrested a former municipal councillor of the ruling CPI(M) under POCSO Act K V Sasikumar, was…
Read More » - Nov- 2021 -23 November
UP: Father rapes daughter, culprit sentenced to death
Bahraich: A 40-year-old man was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in Uttar Pradesh for raping his…
Read More » - 22 NovemberDH Latest News
8-year-old girl abducted and raped in Uttarakhand; accused arrested
Rudrapur: A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old girl in Rudrapur area of…
Read More » - 12 NovemberDH NEWS
Chitrakoot Gangrape case: 3 including former UP minister get life imprisonment
Lucknow: A Special court in Lucknow sentenced former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati and two others to life imprisonment…
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