News Topic:Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)

Child safety advisory issued after POCSO accused escape Srinagar jail

Authorities have issued a child-safety advisory to Srinagar schools and madrasas after two POCSO-accused undertrials escaped Central Jail by scaling its wall.

Police issue lookout notices for two POCSO accused who fled Srinagar jail

Two men accused in separate POCSO cases, Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar and Farman Khan, have escaped from Central Jail Srinagar; police have issued lookout notices.

Middle-aged man arrested for raping 15-year-old relative in Srinagar

A middle-aged man has been arrested for raping a minor girl in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, said police on Thursday afternoon.

In a first, J&K High Court allows abortion of rape victim

SRINAGAR — In a first, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has permitted a rape victim from Doda district to terminate her pregnancy.A 17-year-old girl (name...

Man arrested for molesting minor girl in Rajouri

RAJOURI — Police on Sunday arrested a man who was allegedly involved in molesting a minor girl in Darhal Leeran village of Rajouri district.Official...

Teenage girl allegedly raped in Ganderbal

SRINAGAR — In yet another shocking incident, a teenage girl has been allegedly raped in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.An official said that Police has registered​...

President approves ordinance on death penalty to child rapists

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved an ordinance to provide death penalty to those convicted of raping a child below the...

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