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Delhi Chief Minister Orders Timely Follow-Up in POCSO Cases
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited a centre that helps women and girls who have faced violence.
She said the centres must keep checking what happens after someone reports a case.
They must send her office a report every month.
The reports should include information about police action and court-related steps.
She asked officials to follow POCSO cases involving girls carefully and keep those records private.
The centres can offer counselling, medical care, legal help and support from police.
They can also provide a safe place to stay for a short time.
Women can contact the centres through the free helpline 181.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered Sakhi One Stop Centres to send monthly case-status reports to her office.
Reports should cover police action, FIRs and legal proceedings, with delays in getting information from police stations recorded and escalated.
Officials were directed to monitor police action and legal proceedings in POCSO cases involving girls within set time frames and maintain confidentiality.
During an inspection at Lok Nayak Hospital, Gupta reviewed counselling, police support, legal aid, medical assistance and temporary shelter services.
The centres offer women affected by violence multiple services in one location, and can be reached through toll-free helpline 181.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and officials at Sakhi One Stop Centres.
- What
- Gupta ordered monthly case reports and time-bound, confidential follow-up of POCSO cases involving girls.
- Where
- At the Sakhi One Stop Centre at Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi.
- When
- The directions were issued on Monday during Gupta's inspection.
- Why
- To track case outcomes and ensure timely police action and legal proceedings, rather than stopping at complaint registration.
Key facts
- Reporting frequency
- Monthly reports to the Chief Minister's office
- Cases highlighted
- POCSO cases involving girls
- Report details
- Case status, police action, FIRs and legal proceedings
- Inspection site
- Sakhi One Stop Centre at Lok Nayak Hospital
- Women’s helpline
- 181, toll-free
- Services described
- Counselling, police assistance, legal consultation, medical assistance and temporary accommodation
Quotes
Rekha Gupta
Delhi Chief Minister
“A woman seeking help must receive not just assistance, but dignity, safety and effective legal support.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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