NCPCR Reports 26,000 Cases Resolved and 2,300 Children Rescued in Six Months

Overview

• At a state-level meet in Itanagar, NCPCR official Paresh Shah credited new technology-driven systems for recent gains in rescues, repatriations and case disposal.
• More than 1,000 children were repatriated to their home districts over the same six-month period, according to the commission.
• Arunachal Pradesh SCPCR chair Ratan Anya warned that recent incidents exposed critical weaknesses in the state’s child-protection mechanisms, including difficulties probing POCSO cases and low stakeholder awareness.
• State Education Commissioner Amzad Tatak said a task force led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been set up to strengthen school safety, with officials urged to conduct audits under the NCPCR manual.
• NCPCR says it is deploying AI tools to detect online child sexual abuse material and is prioritising mental-health support, capacity building, training and awareness campaigns.