<p>The government has approved amendments to the POCSO Act and introduced stringent measures to check circulation of child pornography and administration of hormones to children to attain early sexual maturity.</p>

<p>Briefing reporters, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-10000-crore-gaganyaan-project-187001">Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad</a> said children should be protected from sexual offences and the Cabinet has approved amendments to various sections of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.</p>

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<p>"This is a wholesome initiative whereby the entire POCSO architecture is not only strengthened but also enlarged so that artificial medicines or hormones could not be abused to kill the childliness of a child," he said.</p>

<p>An unfortunate thing was going on in the country - that children were being administered hormones to make them artificially majors, he said.</p>

<p>The related provision of the POCSO Act -- Section 9 -- has been made more stringent, the minister said.</p>


The government has approved amendments to the POCSO Act and introduced stringent measures to check circulation of child pornography and administration of hormones to children to attain early sexual maturity.

The government has approved amendments to the POCSO Act and introduced stringent measures to check circulation of child pornography and administration of hormones to children to attain early sexual maturity. Briefing reporters, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said children should be protected from sexual offences and the Cabinet has approved amendments to various sections of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Cabinet acts to make punishment more stringent for committing sexual crimes against children; approves amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. — ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2018 × "This is a wholesome initiative whereby the entire POCSO architecture is not only strengthened but also enlarged so that artificial medicines or hormones could not be abused to kill the childliness of a child," he said. An unfortunate thing was going on in the country - that children were being administered hormones to make them artificially majors, he said. The related provision of the POCSO Act -- Section 9 -- has been made more stringent, the minister said.

Government strengthens POCSO Act, approves death penalty for aggravated sexual assault against minors

<p>A sessions court here today awarded death sentence to three men convicted for the brutal rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra&#39;s Kopardi village in 2016.</p>

<p>Additional Special Judge Suvarna Kevale awarded the death sentence to Jitendra Babulal Shinde, Santosh Gorakh Bhawal and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume.</p>

<p>The judge had on November 18 convicted the three men on charges of rape, murder and criminal conspiracy.</p>

<p>The incident had triggered widespread protests from the Maratha community, who took out marches across the state over it.</p>

<p>The victim, who belonged to the Maratha community, was found murdered after being raped on July 13, 2016 at Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district.</p>

<p>The accused also inflicted injuries all over her body and broke her limbs before throttling her, police said.</p>

<p>On&nbsp;October 7, the Ahmednagar Police had filed the charge sheet running into over 350 pages before the court in which the trio was charged under IPC sections 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.</p>


A sessions court awarded death sentence to Jitendra Babulal Shinde, Santosh Gorakh Bhawal and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume convicted for the brutal rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Kopardi village in 2016

A sessions court here today awarded death sentence to three men convicted for the brutal rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Kopardi village in 2016. Additional Special Judge Suvarna Kevale awarded the death sentence to Jitendra Babulal Shinde, Santosh Gorakh Bhawal and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume. The judge had on November 18 convicted the three men on charges of rape, murder and criminal conspiracy. The incident had triggered widespread protests from the Maratha community, who took out marches across the state over it. The victim, who belonged to the Maratha community, was found murdered after being raped on July 13, 2016 at Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district. The accused also inflicted injuries all over her body and broke her limbs before throttling her, police said. On October 7, the Ahmednagar Police had filed the charge sheet running into over 350 pages before the court in which the trio was charged under IPC sections 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Kopardi rape and murder case: 3 convicts get death sentence

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Kopardi rape and murder case: 3 convicts get death sentence