Port Blair, April 23: The Chairperson, UT Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Smti. Kiran Tigga has welcomed the ordinance which will pave way for amendment to the POCSO Act 2012 allowing death penalty to those guilty of raping children below the age of 12. This has come amidst the outcry of the entire nation against the recent cases of sexual offenses against children.
While expressing her happiness over this ordinance, the Chairperson, Smti Kiran Tigga has praised the historical move by the centre in ensuring the safety of the children. She is also hopeful and optimistic that, the new ordinance will make the POSCO more stringent thereby acting as a deterrent for potential offenders from indulging in crimes. Impact of this law will also be felt in these Islands where sporadic cases of crime against children were reported in the past, said Smti Tigga adding that, the proposed amendment will go a long way in ensuring the safety of children from brutality to a great extent. This will also bring down the number of crime against girl children as the stringent punishment would act as a deterrent for a potential offender, she added.
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