POCSO case registered, after 14-year-old girl gives birth in Hubballi
A POCSO case has been registered in Hubballi after a 14-year-old girl gave birth, leading to investigations into the alleged abductor and medical professionals. Doctors at a private nursing home are accused of concealing the minor's pregnancy.
Why it matters
The case highlights critical failures in child protection and medical ethics regarding the reporting of crimes involving minors.
A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, has been registered in Hubballi after a case of a 14-year-old girl being delivered of a baby came to light.
The Hubballi Town Police have registered a case against a man who allegedly abducted the girl and sexually exploited her.
Dharwad District Child Protection Officer Deepa Javur has also filed complaints against a doctor in Dharwad district and three doctors of a private nursing home in Hubballi.
According to the complaint, the man had allegedly abducted the minor girl, locked her in a house, and sexually exploited her. After the girl informed her parents, they had consulted a local doctor, who in turn had advised them to consult a nursing home in Hubballi.
In the complaint, the doctors have been accused of hiding the fact about the minor becoming pregnant.
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