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With an increase in the number of sexual harassment cases reported against children, the Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to set up a toll-free number for students to register their complaints. The same must be displayed in school boards, it said

A POCSO case has been registered against former CPM branch secretary in Kannur for trying to abuse an Adivasi minor girl
 

 The case of a seven-year-old boy, who was abused by his stepfather, and died in Kerala, is pending in the Thodupuzha court. There are more than 400 POCSO cases in the same court pending for trials

The shocking incident from the heart of Kolkata came just a few days after two teenagers were forcibly abducted, converted to Islam and married off in Pakistan
 

The girl kidnapped from Oachira, was spotted in Mumbai. The Kerala Police, investigating the case, found that she was sexually abused after the medical check-up. 

Chief Imam of the Tholicode Muslim Mosque in Kerala was slapped with Section 7 and 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offence(POCSO) Act by Vithura police.

Vithura police said the Imam, Shafeek, has been slapped with Section 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act for sexual assault of a minor

 

A case under sections of the POCSO Act was registered against Congress leader OM George. He is accused of sexually assaulting a minor, belonging to the Adivasi group.

 

The victim’s relatives allege that the police did not arrest the Congress leader’s aides who tried to settle the case by trying to bribe them
 

The shelter home's owner, Vinod Kumar (32) has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

A case under sections of POCSO has been registered against Congress leader and DCC member OM George. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old, belonging to the Adivasi group.
 

Tired of being harassed, the minor girl grieved to her parents, who had warned the accused to leave her alone.

The Indian government took the decision after Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote a letter to law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad expressing concern regarding the threats posed by the growing digital sexual abuse of children online

A complaint has been filed with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) by Balala Hakula Sangham under the POCSO Act.

One of the new courts to come up in Ranga Reddy district will concentrate on clearing pending cases under POCSO Act. Another court in Hyderabad has 185 pending cases under the Act.