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 | PTILast 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 AlurkarMumbai 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 correspondentThe 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 correspondentADVERTISEMENT