They just knew they were meant to be together but their parents and the POCSO Act willed otherwise. Two years after they were caught, Shobhit (changed name), who was sent to a juvenile home on charges of rape, and Shanta (name changed) are now 18 and can t wait to get back together. The case of the couple is emblematic of many innocent young adults caught in this loophole of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act that fixes the age of consent at 18 years, say lawyers and activists.
The third phase of the program was started in March 2021 with the launch at Leh by NCW Chairperson in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur and Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP, Ladakh.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the fourth phase of the Digital Shakti Campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women and girls in cyberspace, on Tuesday.
Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday agreed to a proposal for setting up a sex offenders' register in the state on the lines of the one in the US.The proposal was mooted by eminent social activist Sunitha Krishnan. The minister for .