Summary:
The ministry revealed that children's helpline, Childline had received a total of 4,000 cases of child sexual abuse in eight months from 315 districts around the country. The committee was formed during a consultation that the WCD ministry held with officials of the home ministry, IT ministry, Delhi Police, Andhra Pradesh Police, NCPCR and some NGOs. A bench presided by Chief Justice JS Kehar has directed the Centre and the respondents to respond within two weeks. Of these, a substantial number were related to the online space, said a ministry official. “In several cases, where servers of these services are based in the US, the Indian law is not applicable,” said Kanth..