Jaipur: Minor in a fix after mom alleges dad of molesting kid

JAIPUR: A 14-year-old girl whose mother had lodged a POCSO case against the father around a month ago has been sent to live with the maternal grandmother till November 20 by Jaipur’s child welfare committee (CWC).
According to officials, it appears that the girl’s mother has lodged a false complaint against her husband due to marital issues and CWC claimed that lately they have been getting similar cases due to which children are suffering by being dragged in between couple’s discords. The girl was initially sent to live with her maternal grandmother, but she ran away from there after being beaten following which she was accommodated at the children shelter.
CWC member Satyapal Chandolia said, “The girl’s mother lodged an FIR at Jhotwara police station around a month ago following which we kept her at the children’s shelter. After the family promised to take care of her, she was sent to live with the maternal grandmother in Chomu where she was apparently beaten up following which she ran away. Although the case is under police investigation, the girl said her father had not sexually assaulted her.”
The CWC as an interim order sent her to her paternal grandmother so that her education is not affected adversely as her exams are forthcoming. “Lately, we have seen that in lot of cases where children are brought to us under similar circumstances, parents use the minors to lodge police complaints which turn out to be false. This is not only bad for the parents but also for the children who have to suffer in education as well as mental trauma”, added the official.
Officials claimed that the girl could neither be sent to live with the father cause of the allegations against him which are still under investigation nor to the mother because of her complaint.