Overview
- Rajkot police detained a farmworker after a child identified him in a brutal assault case involving a metal rod; multiple teams used CCTV and telecom analysis, and doctors say the child remains stable in hospital.
- In Pune, an 18-year-old was arrested within hours of an FIR for allegedly raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl, with charges filed under BNS sections 64(1), 65(1), 351(2), 351(3) and POCSO sections 4, 8, 12.
- Andhra Pradesh police named autorickshaw driver Sai Kumar as the suspect in the rape of a minor student, registered a POCSO case, and launched a manhunt as the accused remains absconding.
- At a government observation home in Ulhasnagar, two minors were detained over the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old inmate, with an FIR citing BNS sections 64(1), 70(2), 3(5) along with POCSO provisions.
- Courts delivered heavy outcomes: a Ghaziabad POCSO court gave 20 years’ RI and a Rs 60,000 fine to be paid to the survivor, a Jalpaiguri court sentenced a convict to 25 years with fines and Rs 10 lakh assistance, and the Bombay High Court upheld a 14-year term in an orphanage abuse case.