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23 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

POCSO court sentences 24-year-old man to 20-year RI

BASAR, 22 Aug: A special POCSO court here in Leparada district convicted a 24-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. The…

21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Lecturer gets 5 years in jail in POCSO case

YUPIA, 20 Aug: The special POCSO court here in Papum Pare district has sentenced a 66-year-old retired government lecturer to five years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl while she was attending…

13 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

POCSO court’s commendable sentence

Two back-to-back convictions by the special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have once again brought to the fore the alarming prevalence of sexual offences against children in the…

9 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting stepdaughter

YUPIA, 8 Jun: The special POCSO court here in Papum Pare district on Monday sentenced a 37-year-old man to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly raping his minor stepdaughter over a period of…

27 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Man gets death penalty for raping minor niece

YUPIA, 26 Apr: A special POCSO court here has sentenced a 44-year-old man to death for repeatedly raping his minor relative while escorting her from Seppa to Doimukh in 2019, terming the offence a “rarest of rare” case…

14 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

A social enigma and the crisis of law and order

[ Yomli Mayi ] Since time immemorial, the tribal council has been the bedrock of justice in Arunachal Pradesh – resolving thefts, boundary disputes, and customary law matters at the village level. Growing up here,…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

POCSO court sentences man to 20 years’ RI

BASAR, 18 Mar: A Special POCSO court here in Leparada district has convicted and sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 20 years along with a fine of Rs. 20,000 in connection with a case registered under the…