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BJP Chief Kamal Chauhan Booked Under POCSO After Viral Video

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

BJP president Kamal Chauhan was booked under the POCSO Act for pushing a 15-year-old girl at a garba venue.
Police filed an FIR on October 15 under Sections 74 and 75 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act.
A viral video of Chauhan pushing the girl led police to record the victim’s statement.
BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal issued a show-cause notice demanding Chauhan’s reply within three days.

History

Historical Context

The 16 December 2012 gang-rape of Jyoti Singh (“Nirbhaya”) sparked nationwide protests and a Justice J.S. Verma committee that gathered about 80,000 public suggestions. Its report drove the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, setting a mandatory 20-year minimum for gang rape and creating fast-track courts. The 2024 POCSO FIR against BJP leader Kamal Chauhan shows those reforms still press courts to hold political figures accountable.

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Story summary

BJP president Kamal Chauhan was booked under the POCSO Act for pushing a 15-year-old girl at a garba venue.
Police filed an FIR on October 15 under Sections 74 and 75 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act.
A viral video of Chauhan pushing the girl led police to record the victim’s statement.
BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal issued a show-cause notice demanding Chauhan’s reply within three days.

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