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As a result, an FIR was filed against the accused men, under section 8 of the POCSO Act, which corresponds to charges of sexual assault.

The torture began right from the day she filed the FIR. The principal had filed a police complaint under the POCSO Act. Little did she know that the repercussions of it would be her sacking.

The government has been working on improving and strengthening the laws relating to children.

This proposed move, which is yet to get approval from the centre, recommends that any person who was sexually assaulted as a child, be allowed to report the incident until they turn 25 years of age.

“In my years of practice I saw that almost 80% of the patients who came to me for mental health concerns were victims of abuse – sometimes in childhood and at other times victims of domestic abuse.”

"At four years of age, the child is NOT in a position to understand the nature and gravity of what he has done. In my opinion, the child may have either seen something or experienced something that he translated into this act."

An e-box launched for the safety and anonymity of children, has been launched as a part of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012, or POCSO.