Exposure to web gadgets pushing kids towards crime

Lucknow | Friday | 13th July, 2018

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They see well off kids using costly gadgets and want them for themselves too but don’t have the money.”Blaming excessive exposure to internet and television for increasing children taking to crime, she said, “They imitate what they see on screen. LUCKNOW: With a 15-year-old boy being arrested for raping a minor, the number of cases of children in conflict with law in Lucknow district rose to 31 in 2018. Around 79% of children in conflict with law are boys.”SP (rural) Gaurav Grover said that parents must keep a check on what their children watch on TV. “Serials like ‘Savdhan India’ and ‘Crime patrol’ have done more harm than good. Parents don’t interact with children now so there is no outlet of emotions and feelings..