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Kanniyakumari territory constabulary person secured convictions successful 51 cases booked nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act this year. During the corresponding play past year, the condemnation successful POCSO cases stood astatine 16.
The palmy convictions, which bespeak the committedness to support children and enforce the law, has led to a noticeable diminution successful POCSO cases crossed the district.
According to sources, the fig of convictions successful POCSO cases crossed 4 subdivisions of the territory stands astatine Nagercoil 19, Kanniyakumari 12, Colachel 9 and Marthandam 11.
Speaking to The Hindu, Kanniyakumari District Superintendent of Police R. Stalin attributed the palmy convictions to the ‘Nimir’ teams that had been deployed crossed the district.
The ‘Nimir’ inaugural was launched by Mr. Stalin successful April this twelvemonth with the nonsubjective of proactive prevention of intersexual crimes against minors. It besides aimed astatine guiding affected minors and safeguarding their future.
The team, supervised by Additional Superintendent of Police Mathiyazghagan and Inspector Shanthakumari, comprises pistillate constabulary officers successful the sub divisions. They place and show minors lacking parental supervision and rise consciousness of crimes punishable nether the POCSO Act.
Mr. Stalin said that on with the ‘Nimir’ team, proceedings monitoring officers assigned successful each part helped successful effectual follow-up of POCSO cases and assisted the kid victims successful tribunal proceedings, enabling them to courageously attest against the accused. “In addition, reappraisal meetings are being conducted each Tuesday to analyse the advancement of trials of POCSO cases crossed the district.”
Mr. Stalin further noted, “After the deployment of ‘Nimir’ teams, the fig of POCSO crimes crossed the territory has been importantly reduced. In the past fewer months, determination were astir 7 POCSO cases registered crossed the district, compared to 16 to 17 cases registered earlier May this year.”
