Class 7 girl found two months pregnant in Bagalkot school; Class 8 boy booked under POCSO
Bagalkot: In a shocking incident reported from Bagalkot district, a Class 7 student of Morarji Desai Residential School in Kandagal village, Ilkal taluk, has been found to be two months pregnant.
The matter came to light after the girl’s parents lodged a complaint, prompting the Ilkal Rural Police to register a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a Class 8 student from the same school, as reported by The New Indian Express on Monday.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the boy, a native of Badnur village in Mudhol taluk, allegedly had physical contact with the girl on multiple occasions—both on the school premises and in a field near Lokapur.
Shashidhar Kosambe, member, Karnataka Commission for Child Rights, stated that they have taken suo motu cognisance of the matter. “Since the boy is a minor, he will be treated as a child in conflict with the law,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
He further informed that he has spoken to the Bagalkot Superintendent of Police and directed that the boy be presented before the Juvenile Justice Board on Monday. "Later, he should be sent to an observation home," he added.
This disturbing case surfaces in the wake of an incident in Yadgir, where a minor girl gave birth inside the washroom of a government-run residential school.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
