Overview
- Two teenage inmates, aged 15 and 17, were detained over the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old at a government observation home in Ulhasnagar, with an FIR under BNS sections 64(1), 70(2), 3(5) and POCSO and action per a juvenile court’s directives.
- An 18-year-old from Pune’s Viman Nagar was arrested within two hours of a complaint for allegedly raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl on December 4, with charges under BNS provisions for rape and intimidation and relevant POCSO sections.
- A madrasa teacher identified as Nasir Majeed was arrested in Doda, J&K, within three hours of a complaint for the alleged rape of a minor at Madrassa Dar-ul-Quran, with police citing BNS and POCSO and confirming the survivor’s medical examination.
- Tirupati police registered a POCSO case against an auto driver accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student on December 3, formed special teams, and launched a manhunt as the suspect remains on the run.
- Special courts issued recent sentences in separate cases: 20 years’ RI and a fine in Ghaziabad, 25 years’ RI plus a Rs 2 lakh fine and Rs 10 lakh assistance in Jalpaiguri citing DNA evidence, and 20 years’ RI with a fine in Jhansi.