Thread on South Asia, customs, community policing

[Jim Burton]

Namo Bharat Train Scandal: Student Couple Caught In Obscene Act Set To Marry, Families Avoid Prolonging ‘Issue’

https://www.news18.com/viral/ghaziabad- ... 05958.html

[Jim Burton]

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cit ... 398503.cms

THANE: A special Pocso court in Thane acquitted a 25-year-old man accused of stalking, house trespass and sexual harassment of a 15-year-old girl in 2019, holding that merely uttering the words "I love you" in the absence of physical contact or conduct demonstrating sexual intent would not by itself attract offences under Indian Penal Code or Pocso Act.

[Jim Burton]

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states ... -by-2030-4

Taking the fight against child marriage to the last mile, the state government on Sunday launched a campaign with a promise to end the social evil by 2030.

Child marriage remains a significant social issue in the state with around 20.5 per cent of women aged 20-24 reported to have married before the legal age of 18 allegedly due to deep-rooted cultural and social norms, poverty, low literacy and traditional practices in some tribal communities.

Although the figure is below the national average of 23.3 per cent, as per NFHS-5, the prevalence is higher in 12 districts with Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Mayurbhanj reporting a prevalence rate of 30 per cent. Nabarangpur recorded the highest 39.4 per cent of girls married under the age of 18 years.