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Child rights panel blasts cops and school over sodomy case

Shreya Bhandary, TNN | Apr 9, 2013, 06.11AM IST MUMBAI: Shoddy investigations and the police's lack of awareness about a new law have delayed justice in the Kurla molestation case, said the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on Monday. After taking suo motu cognizance of a ..... Read More

Over 2,800 children remain untraced in Andhra Pradesh

Srinath Vudali, TNN | Apr 15, 2013, 05.52AM IST HYDERABAD: Eight-month-old baby Sragvi was traced in four days, but over 2,800 children who went missing over the last few years were not so lucky. In all, 11,000 children (below 18 years) were reported missing across the state over the ..... Read More

Delhi reels under surge in major crimes since January 1

Dwaipayan Ghosh, TNN | Mar 30, 2013, 12.30AM IST NEW DELHI: After Nirbhaya's barbaric rape in December last year, thousands of determined Delhiites had taken to the streets demanding a safer city. Barely ..... Read More

Don’t stress on age to define juveniles: HC

Ajay Sura, TNN | Mar 30, 2013, 12.01AM IST CHANDIGARH: Against the backdrop of a raging debate on the age of juvenile offenders following the Nirbhaya rape, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that benefits and privileges of juveniles should not be accorded to minors involved in monstrous ..... Read More

Portrayal of juvenile in media unfortunate

New Delhi, PTI, New Delhi | Updated: Mar 17, 2013 00:22 IST Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Saturday said public sentiments akin to “baying for blood” of the juvenile accused in the Delhi gangrape and murder case before the conclusion of trial is unfortunate. Describing the December 16 incident as “ghastly”, ..... Read More