Protests by junior doctors in Kolkata demanding justice for the 31-year-old junior doctor, who was found raped and murdered on August 9 in a seminar hall of state-run RG Kar Hospital, continue to intensify. Amid this, the West Bengal Cabinet has given approval to a proposal to set up five more special POCSO courts in the state.
West Bengal already has 62 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences courts and with five more such courts, the total number of POCSO courts in the state will increase to 67, Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya said.
Why Bengal is increasing number of POCSO courts in the state?
As per Bhattacharya, the decision to set up five more POCSO courts in the state has been taken to “quickly” dispose of cases linked to child sexual abuse.
“There was a proposal from our judicial department to set up five more special POCSO courts. The Cabinet gave its approval. We have 62 such courts including six e-POCSO courts. This will help us to quickly address child abuse cases,” Bhattacharya said.
The Cabinet meeting, in which the decision was taken, was held on Tuesday and was chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
With inputs from PTI.
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