CWC member booked for sexually assaulting teenager

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jun 24 2016 | 8:28 PM IST
A member of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana was today booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old orphan boy, police said.
Krishna, the accused member of the CWC, was given the responsibility of shifting the boy, who had been rescued and put up at Saidabad children's home, to Kukatpally here a few days ago, they said.
"However, instead of taking the boy to Kukatpally children's home here, he took him to some other place and sexually assaulted the teen," KPHB police station Inspector Ch Kushalkar said.
A case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against Krishna and a hunt has been launched to nab him, as he is absconding, the inspector said.
CWC is a quasi-judicial body appointed by the Women and Child Welfare Department under the Juvenile Justice Act.
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Shreyansh after conducting Commission's review meeting issued important directives to the government including action against policemen who deliberately delay action against accused involved in sexual offences against children.
If police delay action against persons involved in sexual offences against children, then punitive measures should be taken against concerned policemen under the provisions of Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), says the directive issued by Shreyansh.
He also appealed to the government to provide free of cost treatment to those affected with Progeria and also directed the current head of the Commission to provide such forum (which was provided to Shreyansh) to "Divyang" children at district level.
Later, he told reporters about the above decisions and also sang a song on demand.
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First Published: Jun 24 2016 | 8:28 PM IST

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