Delay in FIR, medical aid alleged in pregnant minor’s POCSO case
Child rights organizations have alleged significant delays by police in registering an FIR and providing medical care for a 14-year-old pregnant victim in a POCSO case. The case highlights systemic failures in handling sensitive child protection matters.
Why it matters
Exposes critical gaps in legal and medical support for minors, sparking debate on the efficacy of child protection laws and police accountability.
The alleged delay in registering a case and providing medical care to a pregnant minor girl could have serious health implications for the victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, child rights organisations have alleged.
According to the organisations, the girl’s family lodged a complaint at the Nuzvid Rural police station on June 26, 2026, alleging child marriage and offences under the POCSO Act.
The Nuzvid Rural police registered a Zero FIR and referred the girl to an Open Shelter for Girls at Nuzvid in Eluru district the following day.
The management of the Open Shelter produced the girl before the Krishna district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on June 29. The committee shifted the 14-year-old, who was four months pregnant, to a Child Care Institution (CCI) in NTR district on the same day.
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