Youth booked for impregnating minor
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The victim works as a domestic help at a local politician’s house
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The victim works as a domestic help at a local politician’s house
A 25-year-old man was recently booked by the Raikal police in Jagtial district for allegedly sexually exploiting a 17-year-old girl and impregnating her.
The victim works as a domestic help at a local politician’s house and the incident came to light only after a video went viral on social media. Soon, the accused was traced and the District Women and Child Welfare department officials recorded the girl’s statement on Wednesday, during which the girl reportedly mentioned the name of the accused, who works as a cook. She told the officers that he had sexually assaulted her with a promise of marriage. The victim was seven-month pregnant.
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AAA District Collector K. Megraj has set up a seven-member task force committee to provide support to children orphaned after the death of their parents due to COVID-19 disease.
Mr. Megraj said in a release that the members include District Child Protection Officer, Joint Director, Medical and Rural Health Services, Additional Superintendent of Police, District Social Welfare Officer, Chairman or member of Child Welfare Committee and an operator of children home recommended by Collector.
He said the committee would provide necessary assistance for these children. The district administration requested the public to inform the committee if there are any such children.
Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar district administration has arranged shelter, food and protection for children, whose parents are either under treatment or dead due to COVID, in two homes in the district.
In a statement, Collector R. Kannan said that the District Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit have identified V.V. Vanniyaperumal Anbu Illam for boys and Annai Therasa Children’s Home in Sattur for girls.
Those who come across such destitute children can inform the Chairperson, CWC, M.M.S.S.S. Reception Home, 1/648, Lakshmi Sundaram Theatre Road, Gandhi Nagar Street, Pandian Nagar, Virudhunagar 626-001. They can also call 80569-09657 or 81224-28370.
It is crucial that the states undertake an enumeration of children who have lost their parents to Covid-19, and instruct child protection agencies to track and trace them