In Gujarat’s Morbi district, a shocking case has surfaced after police said a tenant allegedly consented to his landlord and the landlord’s relative repeatedly raping his wife and his 13-year-old daughter when he fell behind on Rs 2,000 monthly rent. The complaint filed by the victims’ mother and grandmother on May 1 invokes the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO. Authorities claim assaults occurred at the rented home, the landlord’s residence, and another location in Tankara. The tenant and landlord are arrested, with investigations ongoing.
The Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court order that suspended former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The apex court directed the High Court to re-examine Sengar’s appeal against conviction and life imprisonment and to decide the main plea within two months. If that timeline cannot be met, the High Court should rule first on a plea seeking suspension of the life term before summer vacation begins.
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In Panchkula, Haryana, an 18-year-old woman has accused her father of sexually abusing her for over 11 years, beginning when she was seven. She told police the assaults occurred when her mother was away, often while the father was drunk, and that resistance led to beatings and death threats. She alleges she became pregnant while in Class 9 and was forced to consume unidentified medicines to end the pregnancy. Police have arrested him under multiple laws, including POCSO, and she is receiving counselling.
Bengaluru’s Cyber Command Centre says two orphaned sisters, aged 11 and 12, were repeatedly sexually assaulted for over a year, while being filmed for quick money on social media. Investigators allege their uncle betrayed them by accepting payments from two men—Kiran Kumar Nayak and Aditya MK—to hand the girls over for exploitation. The breakthrough reportedly came from a National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal alert, leading to arrests, seizure of three phones, and statements recorded under POCSO.
In Kanpur, a young woman climbed a high-tension transmission tower in a dramatic, Sholay-like protest to press for her husband’s release from jail. She says he is incarcerated on kidnapping and POCSO charges. The stunt quickly drew attention, raising questions about her husband’s case, police action, and how authorities respond to such high-risk protests.
A POCSO case has been filed against Bhageerath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, alleging sexual harassment of a minor girl. Bhageerath denies the allegations and instead claims the girl and her parents attempted extortion and criminal intimidation. Police are investigating the timeline of a reported relationship lasting seven to eight months as the case proceeds.
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Pune Police arrested a 50-year-old man in Dattawadi, Parvati, after he allegedly attempted to sexually assault his 9-year-old granddaughter. A case has been registered under the POCSO Act, and investigators are collecting more evidence and details as the probe continues. Police said the incident was stopped in time.
In Pune’s case involving the rape and murder of a four-year-old, officials say the 65-year-old accused had a prior criminal history. They point to an alleged molestation case dating to 1998, another accusation of molestation and attempted murder in 2015, and a separate POCSO case involving sexual harassment allegations involving a minor neighbour.
A protest by villagers blocked the Navale Bridge in Pune, halting traffic on the Pune-Bengaluru highway for hours and leaving vehicle queues stretching about two kilometres. The action followed outrage over the alleged sexual assault and murder of a 4-year-old. Pune Rural Police arrested the accused and an FIR was filed by the victim’s mother under multiple IPC and POCSO sections.
Delhi’s Crime Branch, Northern Delhi Range, arrested Gulzar, a proclaimed offender wanted since 2024 over a gang assault on a minor. He had evaded capture and was declared a proclaimed offender in December 2025. Officials said he was nabbed in Palam Village on April 29, and will now face serious charges under the POCSO Act.
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A senior district-level Congress leader in Bengaluru has been booked under the POCSO Act after allegations of assault involving minors surfaced from the Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency. Police have registered the case and begun an investigation into the serious charges, setting off fresh scrutiny and raising questions about the incident’s details and timeline.
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