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Kalaburagi DC orders action against child marriages, POCSO cases
Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner has directed officials to compulsorily register a medico-legal case when a minor is pregnant in any hospital and file an FIR based on the RCH portal and mother's card.…
The Story in Brief
Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner has directed officials to compulsorily register a medico-legal case when a minor is pregnant in any hospital and file an FIR based on the RCH portal and mother's card. The directive aims to curb child marriages and enforce the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act across the district.
Officials from health and police departments have been asked to coordinate closely. The RCH portal tracks pregnancies, and the mother's card holds details. The DC’s order comes amid concerns that many minor pregnancies go unreported or are not treated as potential POCSO cases.
The Indian Opinion
Sceptics dismiss such directives as paperwork exercises, but the use of the RCH portal and mother’s card gives this order a concrete tracking mechanism. The real test will be whether hospitals actually register medico-legal cases and police file FIRs on time. Will the quarterly data show a sharp rise in recorded cases, or will bureaucratic inertia prevail?
Source: deccanherald.com
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