Mangaluru Police has arrested eight students of St Aloysius College and produced them before the juvenile justice court after a video went viral on social media where a boy and girl could be seen kissing in a flat while their friends cheered them.

India: Mangaluru Police book eight after kissing video goes viral

A judgement by an Indian high court lowering the sentence of a man who is convicted of forcing a 10-year-old boy to perform oral sex has caused outrage across the country.

Indian high court's judgement lowering sentence of man accused in child abuse causes outrage

The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up discussion on a bill that makes punishment more stringent for sexual crimes against children and provides for the death penalty in cases of aggravated sexual assault.

Bill to provide death penalty for child abuse in Lok Sabha

In its letter, the centre proposes to ensure a maximum punishment of death penalty in child rape cases between the age group of 0-12

Centre initiates to amend POSCO Act, submits proposal to Supreme Court

A local court on Friday awarded life sentence to suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and two others convicted in a case related to raping a minor girl over two years ago.

Bihar RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav sentenced to life for raping a minor girl

'Not only is the enhancement of punishment to include death penalty futile, but it will also have disastrous consequences for children. I urge everyone to reject the ordinance and focus on reforming the criminal justice system,' AP Shah said

Death for child rape: 'Disastrous consequences for children,' says ex-HC chief justice

'Why is the death penalty only for rape of girls aged under 12... what about 14, 15, and 16-year-olds, are they not children too."It will take time for them too (14-16 year-olds) to blossom as women. I do not know how to view it,' Hassan said

Kamal Haasan: Why death penalty only for rape of girls under 12... what about 14, 15 & 16-year-olds?

In Indian value system, love marriages against the wish of the family members or the elders of the community or society are considered an extreme form of revolt against the established family/ community or social norms

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