Minors

A bill that provides for stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was passed after a reply by…

As many as 34 minor girls housed in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district have been raped as against earlier figure of 29, police said on Saturday. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Harpreet Kaur said: "It was…

Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) R.P. Sharma on Wednesday said the increase in sexual assault on women and minor girls was "extremely disturbing and shameful" for any civilized society. "An analysis of the recent sexual assaults…