New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was “very distressing that more than two lakh children were ‘missing’ from government-run shelters homes, suggesting that there should be Central and state-level committees to monitor and prevent the incidents of physical and sexual abuse of children living in such homes. A bench of […]
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File ATRs on abuse of children in shelter homes, SC tells Centre, states
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Centre and state governments to file action taken reports (ATRs) on the abuse of 1,575 children living in shelter homes across the country. After the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand, appearing for Centre, informed the court that 1,575 children were sexually and physically abused in […]