Udupi: Understand Law well to ensure safety to students; Robinson D’Souza
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Udupi, Sep 30, 2014: Law has changed; understand it well to ensure safety to children. Any crime against children should be reported to the police for immediate action, said Robinson D’Souza, the retired principal secretary to Karnataka state legislature and former law secretary.
Robinson was speaking on the occasion of an Awareness programme on ‘POCSO’ organized by St Mary’s College, Shirva, near here on Monday September 29. The new definition of sexual assault, sexual harassment and related issues are made simpler to understand to participants.
Santhosh Kumar, Additional Superintendant of Police said the knowledge of this Act is helpful to prevent the crimes against children and will result in severe punishments to the offenders under POCSO.
Shirva assistant parish priest Fr Gerald, parish council vice president Wilson and secretary William were present.
Kaup circle Inspector Sunil Y Naik, several sub-inspectors and police personnel also attended the programme.
St Mary’s and Don Bosco education Institutions correspondent Fr Stany Tauro presided the function.
Speaking on the occasion, Fr Tauro said teachers have a new role to play in the present circumstances as children trust teachers a lot.
St Mary’s College principal Professor Rajan V N welcomed the gathering. Professor Pascal D’Sa proposed vote of thanks. Dr Padmanabha Bhat compered the programme.
Nearly 140 teaching and non-teaching staff of St Mary’s and Don Bosco institutions attended the programme.
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| Benedict Noronha, Udupi / India | Tue, September-30-2014, 11:20 |
| It is very timely that the Police and the public were together in a workshop /seminar for children and the talk of Mr Robinson D souza was very timely. But I strongly feel that while we teach the children about law we must properly train the police to handle tender children and students. they have very many wrong notions and they spoil the situations being very rude and harsh on students who are put in to their hands. I saw in gulf countries, where the police are avery kind and gentle with the young and the students/chldren. Such human approach must be inculcated in Indian Police first. Can the NGos do such an exercise for the good of all? | |
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