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National shooting coach booked under POCSO Act

National shooting coach booked under POCSO Act

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National pistol shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj has been suspended for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old national-level female shooter at a hotel in Faridabad last month. The incident came to light after the athlete’s family filed a detailed complaint at the Faridabad police station on Tuesday. The matter is under investigation as Haryana Police is in process to record statements from witnesses and secure CCTV footage from the hotel. According to the FIR, the incident took place during a national-level shooting competition at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi last month. The complaint alleged that Bharadwaj invited her to his hotel room on pretext of assessing her performance and sexually assaulted the shooter. The police have registered a case against him at the Women’s Police Station, NIT Faridabad, under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR further alleges that the coach threatened to ruin her career if she told anyone about the incident. Ankush Bharadwaj is one of …

5 prisoners from Aligarh jail clear UP Board exams in first attempt | Latest News India

5 prisoners from Aligarh jail clear UP Board exams in first attempt | Latest News India

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Apr 27, 2025 11:04 PM IST In an impressive result, 91 out of 94 prisoners from different jails across the state have passed the examination. Five inmates lodged in the Aligarh district jail, all convicted of heinous crimes, have cleared Uttar Pradesh Board examinations this year in their first attempt, officials said Sunday. The results of these prisoners have thus opened a fresh window of hope for other prisoners, Jail Superintendent Brijendra Yadav said.(Unsplash/representative ) According to jail officials, three of them passed the class 10th examination and two of them cleared the class 12th examination. The results of these prisoners have thus opened a fresh window of hope for other prisoners, Jail Superintendent Brijendra Yadav said. Yadav told reporters that all five inmates are aged between 25 and 28 years. One of them is charged with murder, while three others are charged under POSCO Act for having raped minors. The fifth has been booked in a case of acid attack. “All the prisoners are under trial,” he said. This year’s results could well turn …

Karnataka HC Rejects School Teacher’s Plea To Quash POCSO Case Over Filming Of Girl Students

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Published By: Surbhi Pathak Last Updated: September 07, 2024, 16:59 IST High Court od Karnataka. (Representational/ File Photo) The accused, employed at a residential school for children from backward communities in Kolar district, is facing charges of sexual harassment under the POCSO Act. The Karnataka High Court has declined to quash a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against a school teacher accused of recording videos of girl students while they were changing clothes. The accused, employed at a residential school for children from backward communities in Kolar district, is facing charges of sexual harassment under the POCSO Act. Justice M Nagaprasanna, in a recent ruling, described the teacher’s actions as “horrendous” and highlighted the severity of the charges. The teacher was arrested in December 2023 after authorities discovered he had allegedly used mobile phones to secretly record the students. ”What is deeply concerning is that the petitioner was found with five different mobile phones, all of which were seized and sent for forensic examination,” the court observed. ”Each device contained approximately 1,000 …