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MUMBAI: Maharashtra is the state where the maximum number of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were registered in the country during 2017-2019. Of this number, 8,503, in nearly 50% of the cases minors were lured online into meeting people who then subjected them to sexual abuse or entered into sexual relationships with the promise of marriage. In law, maintaining a physical relationship with someone below the age of consent is statutory rape.
On the list of states, Maharashtra is followed by UP with 6,978 cases, MP (5,348), Karnataka (4,339) and Gujarat (4,228). The three-year data was released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 2019 being the last year for which NCRB statistics are available.
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MUMBAI: Eight drones and over 40,000 cops will monitor city roads, beaches and all other important spots and vital installations on New Year’s Eve. With night curfew imposed till January 5, police said people can come out to celebrate, but festivities must wind up by 11pm.Gatherings on terraces have also been banned.
Police said the cops will be deployed in two shifts of 20,000 each to ensure compliance with Covid-19 norms as well as to maintain law and order. People can visit hangouts like Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Bandra Bandstand, Girgaum Chowpatty, Juhu, Gorai and Madh Island, but only in groups of fewer than four.
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