Despite Meghalaya being a matrilineal society, the state has recorded 58 per cent cases involving sexual offences. Police statistics show that the crime against women in on the rise, and most of those cases are related to sexual assault.
Two person involved in rape and murder of a minor girl in 2019 have been handed death sentence by Special Court in North Tripura's Dharmanagar on Thursday.
The body of a 17-year-old girl was recovered from the resident of one Moni Rajwar at Dhekeri Gaon in Banipur area of eastern Assam Dibrugarh on Sunday night.
Court of the Special Judge (POCSO), Nongstoin, has sentenced one person to 10 years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 20,000 for sexual assault of a minor. At the same time, the court has acquitted another accused in the case.
A man convicted by the Court of the Special Judge (POCSO), Nongstoin, for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.
An inspector of Assam police has been suspended for allegedly clicking obscene photographs of a minor girl inside police station premises in Assam's Nalbari district. He is currently on the run.
