A couple from Salem district approached him to remove “evil spirits” from their two daughters’ bodies in the year 2020. In the guise of performing a pooja, he sexually assaulted them
The arrested prisoner was lodged in the prison in connection with a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,has been registered in Hubballi after a case of a fourteen year old girl giving birth came to light
Between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2026, Telangana registered 31,117 cases under the POCSO Act. Of these, 16,348 cases, or 52.54%, remain pending trial, while another 2,863 cases (9.20%) are still under investigation.
States that permitting the marriage of a person below 18 years will be inconsistent with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which criminalises sexual relations with a child.
A staggering 18,733 POCSO cases are pending in various courts across the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu. The situation is exacerbated by patchy support services for children who opt to go through the procedural justice system
Circle Officer Jitendra Singh said a case has been registered against the two minor boys under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.