Chinsurah rape & murder: Mamata hails court verdict
The POCSO court at Chinsurah, Hooghly ordered capital punishment today for an accused in the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl at Gurap in Hooghly, following a 55-day trial.
The POCSO court at Chinsurah, Hooghly ordered capital punishment today for an accused in the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl at Gurap in Hooghly, following a 55-day trial.
A 16-year-old minor rape survivor attempted suicide by consuming poison in the court premises in Kendrapara on Friday, police officials said.
In a major twist to the 2017 sensational Walayar rape case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in the supplementary chargesheet, arraigned the parents of two minor victims of rape in the chargesheet filed on Thursday at the Ernakulam CBI court.
Baruipur Court today sentenced the alleged rape and murder accused, who was convicted by the judge of Baruipur POCSO court on Thursday, was today sentenced to death.
The Court announced the judgment within 62 days after the incident took place at Joynagar.
The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre after the Delhi Police sought to withdraw charges under the the POCSO Act against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence despite a complaint by the minor wrestler.
Investigators in the wrestlers' case will soon submit chats, videos and statements of over 150 witnesses in court, a Delhi Police source said on Wednesday.
Rehana Fathima, an activist, was the subject of a contentious video showing her kids painting on her semi-naked body. The High Court of Kerala has halted further legal action against her
A POCSO court in Aligarh has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old adopted daughter in October last year.
The Delhi Police will provide security to seven wrestlers, including a minor, who have come forward with allegations of sexual exploitation against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said an official.
