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36-yr-old held under Pocso act for marriage and sexual assault
According to police, D Raja, resident from Chullankudi village near Elakurichi in Jayankondam was in love with the girl from the neighbourhood but the...
Crackdown on child marriage, proposed law to end polygamy Assam's...
The Assam government’s crackdown, in two phases, on child marriage in February and October led to nearly 5,500 arrests, mostly in districts dominated...
Taliban send Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based...
The Taliban sends women to prison if they have no male relatives to stay with or if the male relatives are considered unsafe, the report said.
MHC seeks State's reply to PIL against child marriage among...
Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniyapparaj appeared for the police and submitted that an FIR was lodged regarding child marriage and an investigation...
Youth booked under POCSO for marrying 15-year-old girl
A month ago, the Ramapuram police had arrested the girl's stepfather for alleged sexual abuse of the girl for the last four years, police said.
Extreme weather events linked to higher child marriage: Study
Globally, one in five girls is married before the age of 18, and in lower- and middle-income countries that number rises to 40%
Move SC for Governor’s removal, CPM urges state
According to the resolution adopted at the party’s two-day state committee meeting, ever since RN Ravi took charge as Governor, he has been acting...
Married teen flees groom’s house, seeks police help
A 15-year-old girl, who was forcibly married to a 28-year-old youth, escaped from groom’s place and sought shelter at the Virudampattu police station,...
