Juvenile

Kurukshetra: Class X girl set on fire by classmate

Kurukshetra: A class 10 student was allegedly set on fire by her classmate in Haryana because she rebuffed his advances. The incident took place when the girl was alone at home in Kurukshetra's Murtazapur village on Tuesday. The victim claimed that he had tried to force himself on her. She said that when she raised an alarm he doused her with kerosene and set her on fire. Neighbours rushed to...

09:49 AM, Apr 18, 2012

UP: 3 minor girls raped inside juvenile home

by Press Trust of India

Allahabad: In a shocking incident, the alleged rape of at least three girls aged less than 10 years inside a state-run juvenile home in Allahabad has come to light following which its superintendent has been placed under suspension while a peon accused of the heinous crime has been arrested, police said. The accused Vidyabhushan Ojha (52) was arrested from the vicinity of the juvenile home, which is situated in Shivkuti...

05:33 PM, Apr 06, 2012

Chennai: Student kills teacher inside school

by Meenakshi Mahadevan,CNN-IBN

Chennai: A Class 9 student has allegedly killed a teacher inside the classroom of St Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai on Thursday. There was disbelief and dismay at the private school in Chennai, after the student allegedly stabbed his teacher. Thirty-one year old Uma Maheshwari, herself a mother of two, was teaching science and Hindi at the school for the past 10 years. The 15-year-old boy reportedly...

03:17 PM, Feb 09, 2012

B'lore: School headmaster held for child abuse

by Deepa Balakrishnan,CNN-IBN

New Delhi: In Bangalore, the headmaster of a premier school has been arrested on charges of child abuse. This after a complaint was lodged by parents of one of the students. The headmaster of Trio International School, Paul Mikken, a UK citizen is currently out on bail. The police had booked him under the Juvenile Justice Act. This is also the same school which urged its students to add their...

03:18 PM, Jan 22, 2012

Latur: Teen abducted, killed; four minors held

by CNN-IBN

Latur: Four college students have been arrested for allegedly abducting and killing a ninth standard student in Latur in Maharashtra. The victim Suraj was the son of a Zila Parishad member. Police say the four suspects belonged to poor families and had conspired to kidnap him hoping for Rs 1 crore in ransom. Suraj's friend, Yogesh Piple, studying in a local college, accompanied by Kishor Datar, Balaji Barkate and Vilas...

09:09 AM, Feb 15, 2011

HC dismisses Kasab's juvenile plea

by Press Trust Of India

Mumbai: In a jolt to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed his plea to order an enquiry to determine whether he was a juvenile even as prosecution sought confirmation of death penalty awarded to him in the 26/11 terror attacks. In another development, the High Court asked the prosecution to file its reply on Wednesday to another petition filed by Kasab seeking constitution of medical...

04:57 PM, Dec 14, 2010

How to fight juvenile diabetes

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: One in eight people in India are at risk of getting diabetes and more worryingly juvenile diabetes is on the rise. On World Diabetes Day we get you the story of a young man fighting the disease Siddharth Arora is 24 years old and has Type 1 diabetes. It is a chronic disease ans his pancreas are unable to produce insulin. He was lucky to be diagnosed early...

03:46 PM, Nov 14, 2010

Jammu's juvenile home has adult criminals

by Pawan Bali,CNN-IBN

Jammu: The juvenile observation home in Jammu has adult offenders between the age of 20 to 25 years, who have been accused under the Arms Act, raising concerns over the juvenile reform policy and even violations of the Juvenile Justice Act. One such offender Fayaz Ahmad has been enjoying the luxury of a colour television in the juvenile observation home. Fayaz, accused of a murder and booked under the Arms...

11:32 AM, Nov 12, 2010