Overview
- A 45-year-old peon at a Govandi school in Mumbai was arrested Friday after a six-year-old reported inappropriate touching, with police booking him under the POCSO child-protection law and reviewing CCTV while questioning staff.
- A madrasa teacher in Muzaffarnagar was taken into custody Friday under the new criminal code and POCSO after a complaint that he sodomised a 13-year-old and threatened the boy.
- In West Delhi’s Janakpuri case, the child identified a 57-year-old caretaker who was arrested May 1, and a Dwarka court granted him bail on May 7 despite prosecution opposition.
- The Delhi order cited factors such as CCTV seizure, the accused joining the probe, and no attempt to flee, while police said they acted promptly and denied claims of intimidating the family.
- Parents in Mumbai and Delhi are pressing schools to tighten hiring checks and share evidence faster, and recent cases are being probed using CCTV review, medical exams, and witness statements under India’s POCSO framework.