Mangaluru: Easy access to cellphones has seen predators using the social media platform to lure children and almost a third of Pocso cases in this district have seen victims make contact online with online actors.
Last week, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) recorded seven cases registered under the Pocso Law, where five were new cases and two cases were reported to be late.
In two cases, only after the parents learned about the events that last several months ago, a complaint was archived.
A CWC member observed the increase in Pocso case where the first contact safely through the cellphone.
CWC Chairman Renni D’Souza told TI that almost 70% of violators were friends ‘online’.
With a pandemic and classes that will be online, children have easy access to cellphones and during counseling, survivors have admitted that they first relate to actors both on Facebook or other social media platforms.
Most of the victims aged between 13 and 17, he said.
Between 2012 and 2020, 731 Pocso cases were recorded in court, where 328 was reported from the City Police limit of Mangaluru and 403 from the Dakshina Kannada police station.
“The government hospital plays an important role in detecting cases.
Most cases are revealed during medical examinations of victims.
Meanwhile, as part of MassotsaVA, the program on the online safety and cyberspace awareness will be held.
Furthermore, CWC has contacted several groups of counselors and Psychiatrists to help students, “said Rerni.
He also observed that in some cases, smartphone technicians were the culprit.
Parents will visit local cellular workshops, and data and telephone numbers allegedly abused by technicians.
Everything starts with chat, often does not reveal the actual identity, and go to the level of sexual harassment, “he said.
It is important to encrypt Cyber security experts Ananth Prabhu G say, encrypting the phone is important and almost 80% of people don’t do it.
Simple steps can prevent data on the phone from misused.
When the phone is submitted to the service center for repairs and it is not encrypted, it means that customers provide access to all data including the public, personal and very confidential.
“Data is new oil and there are several examples Extortion and sexual sex after the phone was given for repairs.
Also, it is strongly recommended to read the action, “he said.
Smartphone link behind most cases Pocso: CWC
