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Maharashtra: Teen girl kidnapped, raped on train to Akola

Maharashtra: Teen girl kidnapped, raped on train to Akola

Police in Maharashtra have filed a case against 20-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old girl from Dombivli, Thane, and raping her on a train while en route to Akola on June 30. The accused abandoned the girl at Akola railway station after his parents refused them entry

08 July,2025 11:17 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Maharashtra: After-school horror shakes Mumbai schools

Maharashtra: After-school horror shakes Mumbai schools

Last week, a 40-year-old teacher in Mumbai was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student. The woman teacher was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the Juvenile Justice Act

04 July,2025 08:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar
Mumbai teacher arrested over alleged sexual assault of teen student

Mumbai teacher arrested over alleged sexual assault of teen student

Mumbai Police have arrested a female teacher under the POCSO Act for allegedly coercing a minor male student into a sexual relationship, while an accomplice teacher is absconding as further investigation proceeds

02 July,2025 07:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
'I Love You' not sexual intent, rules Bombay High Court in molestation case

'I Love You' not sexual intent, rules Bombay High Court in molestation case

The Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench recently acquitted a 35-year-old man accused of molesting a teenage girl, ruling that simply saying "I love you" doesn't inherently imply sexual intent. Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke stated that a sexual act requires more, such as inappropriate touching or gestures intended to insult a woman's modesty

01 July,2025 05:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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