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court frames charges in isis module case: trial to begin

MUMBAI, June 27 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday framed charges against all six accused in the 2023 Maharashtra ISIS module case, setting the stage for the commenceme... Read More


Three to face trial in 2019 Kurla child trafficking case

India, June 26 -- A special court on Thursday cleared the way for trial against three men accused of trafficking seven minor boys from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand and forcing them in... Read More


Man gets 20 year jail for raping minor sister-in-law

India, June 25 -- A special Pocso court has sentenced a 40-year-old driver from Mankhurd to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 16-year-old sister-in-law wile his wife was underg... Read More


Court denies bail in rRs.r3.5-core elephant tusk trafficking case, cites extinction threat

India, June 24 -- Refusing bail to an accused in a Rs.3.5-crore elephant ivory trafficking case, a sessions court has observed that crimes involving endangered wildlife pose a continuing threat to spe... Read More


Maharashtra ISIS Module: NIA Court refuses to discharge Zulfikar Barodawala

India, June 23 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has refused to discharge alleged ISIS operative Zulfikar Ali Barodawala in the Maharashtra ISIS module case, holding that the pros... Read More


After 12-year trial, court acquits man of alleged assault, filming of minor boy

India, June 23 -- A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court has acquitted a 31-year-old man in a 2013 case in which he, along with five juveniles in conflict with law, we... Read More


Ex-home minister Padamsinh Patil, 7 others acquitted in 2006 Nimbalkar murder case

India, June 21 -- A special CBI court on Saturday acquitted former Maharashtra home minister Padamsinh Patil, 86, and seven others in the 2006 murder of Patil's cousin and Congress leader Pawanraje Ni... Read More


Ex-home min Padamsinh, 7 others acquitted in Nimbalkar murder case

MUMBAI, June 21 -- A special CBI court on Saturday acquitted former Maharashtra home minister Padamsinh Patil, 86, and seven others in the 2006 murder of Patil's cousin and Congress leader Pawanraje N... Read More


CBI court acquits all 8 in 2006 murder case

MUMBAI, June 21 -- A special CBI court on Saturday acquitted former Maharashtra home minister Padamsinh Patil, 86, and seven others in the 2006 murder of Patil's cousin and Congress leader Pawanraje N... Read More


Pocso complainant challenges clean chit given to Chembur school lab assistant

India, June 20 -- As proceedings before the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) continue, the complainant in a Pocso case has challenged the findings of a departmental... Read More