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I thought he was dead, says mother of juvenile accused

Prawesh Lama , Prawesh Lama : Badaun, UP, Sun Jan 06 2013, 00:54 hrs On the outskirts of a village in Badaun district of western Uttar Pradesh, a woman waited five years for word on her son, the eldest of her six children. She consulted the ..... Read More

‘Society has failed to take care of the young’

Aneesha Mathur , Aneesha Mathur : New Delhi, Tue Jan 08 2013, 09:33 hrs Juveniles in crime Children's rights experts say lowering age-limit or harsher punishment for juvenile offenders will not solve larger issue. Following the brutal gangrape and death of the 23-year-old paramedic student and the revelation that one of her ..... Read More

Delhi gangrape: Why we should be concerned about juvenile crime

by Danish Dec 28, 2012 10:15 IST Of the six men accused of raping and brutally assaulting the 23-year-old woman, one of them turned out to be a juvenile, making him ineligible to be tried with the others but raising questions about what needs to be done to curb the ..... Read More

4 months after crime, girl is a bundle of trauma

The gang rape case is stuck in Rajasthan fast track court Four months after she was abducted and raped by five men, the wounds of 11-year-old Sana (name changed) are yet to heal. Sana hails from a poor Muslim family, which came to Jaipur a year ago from Darbhanga in Bihar. ..... Read More

Cops to be sensitised on child protection act

Neelam Pandey/Faizan Haider, Hindustan Times, New Delh | Updated: Dec 06, 2012 23:46 IST Even after 20 days of its implementation, the investigating agencies are not well versed with the 'Protection of Children from Sexual Offences' (POCSO) Act. The Act redefines sexual abuse against children and allows police to register cases under ..... Read More