Row over abuse victim’s death
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Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Unit launch probe
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Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Unit launch probe
Acrimonious scenes were witnessed in front of the Child Welfare Committee office at Thrikkakara on Wednesday morning after the relatives of a sexual abuse victim, a 14-year-old girl suffering from retardation, staged a protest with her body alleging mystery behind her death.
The girl reportedly collapsed and died at a child care institute in the city on Monday afternoon. She was shifted to the institute two years ago after she was sexually abused. Her father and his friend were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) have launched a probe and sought all records, including medical ones, pertaining to the deceased.
Stress on registering children’s homes
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AAA Recently, five children were rescued from an unregistered children’s home in Kadachanendal and an FIR was registered against the person running the home. Similarly, 16 children were rescued from an unregistered children’s home in Tirumangalam in April last during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown.
Following these incidents, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) officials have stressed the need to register all children’s homes in the district to ensure protection of children and their rights.
CWC Chairperson V.M. Vijaya Saravanan says the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, mandates that all children’s homes must be registered. While the District Child Protection Unit helps in registration of child care institutions (CCIs) with the Department of Social Defence, it is the CWC which can take the decision regarding admission of children to the CCIs.
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Children’s home warden arrested on sexual abuse charges
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The Hill Palace police have arrested the warden of a children’s home at Thripunithura under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, after two residents raised allegations of sexual abuse against him.
Though the incident took place in early November, it came to light after it went viral.
According to the police, Ratheesh has been serving as warden since 2014 and has no criminal antecedents. They did not divulge further details, citing orders from the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
“We arrested the accused within 24 hours of receiving the complaint, and he is now behind bars. Two separate cases were registered following complaints of sexual abuse of two minor boys,” police sources said.
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