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The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has registered a suo motu ailment based connected media reports of a 16-year-old miss giving commencement to a babe lad wrong the hostel washroom successful Koppal district.
Commission Chairperson Shashidhar S. Kosambe has written to the territory collector and the Superintendent of Police of Koppal territory regarding the same. KSCPCR has asked the officials to taxable wrong 3 days the indispensable accusation regarding the enactment taken by the territory medication and directions fixed to acrophobic officers.
‘Glaring negligence’
The incidental took spot connected November 26 astatine Sri D. Devaraj Urs Pre-Matric Girls Hostel wherever the miss was residing. The Kukanoor Police has registered a lawsuit nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, against a 23-year-old antheral who was successful a narration with her connected the committedness of marriage.
Six others, including hostel staff, teachers, and wellness workers, person besides been booked for alleged negligence.
The Commission’s missive noted that the negligence of the hostel unit was “glaring.” The missive read, “Based connected each these factors and successful the involvement of the girls successful the hostel, a suo motu ailment has been registered with the commission.”
The parent and kid were admitted to the territory infirmary aft the incident, wherever they are undergoing treatment. Both are reportedly healthy.
