more-inThe number of cases registered by the police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the State has more than doubled in three years. From 1,002 cases in 2013, it has increased to 2,093 in 2016, as per the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Details regarding all POCSO cases registered with police stations are collected by the State Crime Records Bureau and made available to the child rights commission through an online mechanism. Significantly, the POCSO Act stipulates that the police should furnish details regarding all cases to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) concerned. This underlines the fact that the police have failed to report all POCSO cases to the CWCs.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2017 18:11 UTC