The POCSO Act is designed to protect children from sexual offences by prescribing stringent punishments aimed at curbing the menace, addressing such crimes effectively, and deterring similar criminal behaviour, Special Court Judge Ruby U Malvankar noted in the order passed on Tuesday
14 January,2026 01:35 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent-1768031412507_d.png "BJP appoints Badlapur case co-accused as councillor in Thane district")
The BJP has appointed Tushar Apte, a co-accused in the Badlapur sexual abuse case, as a co-opted councillor in the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council in Thane district. Two among them were nominated by the BJP, two by the Shiv Sena, and one by the Nationalist Congress Party
10 January,2026 01:20 PM IST | Thane | PTI
The case stemmed from an FIR lodged in 2019 by the victim, who alleged that Shelke, her neighbour, entered her home in a chawl at Mhatre Nagar in Dombivli on November 1, 2019, while she was studying alone
07 January,2026 12:54 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Police have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh, while in Mumbai, two men were arrested for the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl, with a search on for the third accused
05 January,2026 08:43 PM IST | Kaushambi | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
