Thiruvananthapuram: In accordance with the statistics of the crime issued by the State Police for the first half of this year, the district has reported the number of cases of second sexual violations against children in the state.
From January to June this year, 233 cases are registered in the district under the protection of children from the acts of sexual violations (Pocso).
These included 48 cases reported below the city police limit and 185 cases reported below the rural district police limits.
Malappuram sustains a graph with 264 cases.
The case reported in the state capital in the first six months of this year was more than half the case reported throughout the previous year.
In 2020, the total number of cases reported was 351.
Advocates N Sunan, Chair of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said that lifestyle changes in the pandemic era could be associated with an increase in sexual harassment cases.
“We have noticed that there is an increase in sexual harassment cases of teenage girls, which often involve love affair and then Eloping,” Sunanda said.
With new online class norms that provide access to children to smartphones, children become more susceptible to such crimes, he said.
S K Rathesh, District Children’s Protection Officer under the Childline Project said while the increase in crime was a problem regarding it, there was also a positive side for it.
“Some reported cases mean more children realize the crime they face and brave enough to speak.
This also means parents also support children who ignore social stigma, “said Ratheshesh.
However, he said parents must be more careful to prevent sexual exploitation from their wards.” Our past studies have proven that most related cases are related.
With sexual harassment of toddlers, perpetrators happen to be close relatives or someone close to the family.
Parents need to draw as many freedoms that can be given to outsiders in their households, no matter how close they are for the family, “he said.
Parents also need to control the use of their digital communication devices before children because the internet becomes the main platform Through the passion past.