Two sentenced to death by POCSO court in Rajasthan court for raping, burning alive minor girl

Two sentenced to death by POCSO court in Rajasthan court for raping, burning alive minor girl

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A POCSO court in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district on Monday awarded death sentence to two men for raping and burning alive a minor girl in a coal furnace last year. “Kalu and Kanha were awarded death penalty by the court,” Special Public Prosecutor Mahaveer Singh Kishnawat … Read more

Girl burnt alive, parents injured in fire mishap

Girl burnt alive, parents injured in fire mishap

A girl was burnt alive, and her parents critically injured, after the hotel they own caught fire reportedly due to a leakage from a gas cylinder at Jallipalle village of Kuderu mandal, on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, couple Nagabushanam and Jyothi operate a roadside hotel in the village. After lunchtime, when there were no … Read more

School girl found dead in Karnataka’s Bagalkot

School girl found dead in Karnataka’s Bagalkot

A 14-year-old girl was found dead in her house in Kadampur in Bagalkot district on March 16. The body of Divya Barker was found by her parents in her room. They told the police that she was upset about an incident in her school and cried herself to bed. Police said that a lady teacher … Read more

Black mould means girl can't sleep in own bed, says York mother

Black mould means girl can't sleep in own bed, says York mother

“I’m just at the point of where I need to be out of here,” she added. ” It’s just getting too serious for me, my daughter and my unborn child.” Michael Jones, head of housing and delivery asset management at City of York Council, said mould was a common issue in many homes. “We’ve worked … Read more

Pourakarmika arrested for sexually assaulting three-year-old girl

Pourakarmika arrested for sexually assaulting three-year-old girl

The Jayanagar police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old pourakarmika for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl from his neighbourhood. The accused Saravana, a contract employee for the BBMP, picked up the victim, playing outside her house when her parents, daily wage workers, had gone to work. The accused took the victim to an isolated place … Read more