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Chennai: Youth arrested for sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl
The accused was identified as M Subramani (27) of Sai Nagar in Virugambakkam, a BSc Visual Communication graduate working as a sound engineer.
SC concerned over misuse of POCSO cases, says awareness needed
4 Nov 2025 12:40 PM ISTThe apex court adjourned the PIL to December 2 and noted that some states and union territories had not filed a response in the matter
Thanjavur Pocso case: Parents protest demanding withdrawal of case...
27 Oct 2025 9:38 PM ISTThe arrested, Baskar (53), a resident of Karambayam in Thanjavur and a teacher at Ettupulikadi Panchayat Union Middle School, had reportedly attempted...
Friendship does not give licence to rape: Delhi HC
23 Oct 2025 6:06 PM ISTJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the application of the man in the case lodged under Prevention of Child from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,...
Erode man to be jailed for 20 years under Pocso
22 Oct 2025 9:51 PM ISTThe assailant, Swaminathan, committed the crime against the 15-year-old victim on December 23, 2019, when she had gone to fetch water from his house...
Chennai: Hindu Mahasabha leader held under Pocso
14 Oct 2025 3:35 PM ISTThe arrested person was Sri Kandan alias Kodambakkam Sri, who was earlier arrested on sexual harassment charges in 2020
Chennai: Actor, politician held in Pocso case; 15-year-old girl...
7 Oct 2025 8:19 AM ISTPolice said the 60-year-old actor had taken the minor to several “clients” and sexually exploited her. Other than him and the politician, the police...
UP: Stepfather gets life term for raping one-year-old baby, special...
27 Sept 2025 2:42 PM ISTSpecial judge Ram Avtar Prasad convicted the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, prosecution lawyer Prabhu Narayan...