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Mumbai: 73 percent POCSO cases yet to be probed, reveals NGO report
Updated On: 28 November, 2023 04:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
NGO finds pending cases surged from 1,465 in 2018 to 2,176 in 2022
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As many as 73 per cent of POCSO cases filed are yet to be investigated, according to a recent report by an NGO. Charge sheets were filed by the police in only 27 per cent of the cases in 2022. According to the experts, the lack of awareness and training to collect the evidence can lead to pendency in the investigation of sensitive crimes against minors.
The Praja Foundation report stated, ‘The status of policing and law and order in Mumbai’, focuses on various aspects of policing. It revealed the sorry state of affairs regarding cases registered under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. As per data released by the NGO, the cases filed in the city limits pile up year after year as their investigation remains pending.
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