Over the past few months, news of crimes against children has shocked the country. Yet again another CCTV footage from Madhya Pradesh brought to light the molestation case of a 10-year-old.
The horrific video shows the girl wheeling in her bicycle in the upscale locality of Shivpuri (300 km away from Bhopal). As the girl reached the building, a man approached backing her to a wall and grabbed her. Another man is seen walking in, sees what is happening and walks off. The girl, fortunately, managed to escape from the site before the situation could turn worse.
The men have been identified as workmen who were employed to paint the building. Both of them have now been arrested and a complaint has been registered.
The girl’s parents approached the police with the CCTV footage, with the help of which they were able to find and arrest the two men.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were almost 35 cases of sexual abuse and crimes against children that got reported in Madhya Pradesh every day from 2015-16.
The incident further raises our concerns over the safety of children in schools. Recently, a 7-year-old boy was killed inside the school premises of the Ryan International School in Gurgaon, allegedly by a bus conductor for allegedly resisting sexual assault.
The school did not have separate bathrooms for staff and children. Neither had they carried out adequate background checks on its staff.
"Our children are not safe either in homes, schools or in the market or anywhere. This is a moral epidemic haunting our country. We have to protect our India. The nation will be safe when our children are safe," said Novel Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, while flagging off Bharat Yatra. Bharat Yatra is a nationwide march against child sexual abuse and human trafficking and was kick-started from Bhubaneshwar.
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