Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 24 October 2025

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), A&N Islands, in coordination with the District Administration, South Andaman, and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), South Andaman, has successfully facilitated the safe repatriation of a minor girl to her native place in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal.

The case came to light following the registration of an FIR (No. 27/25 dated 30.06.2025) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Chatham Police Station. The victim girl was placed under the care of the Child Welfare Committee, South Andaman. Investigations revealed that she had arrived in the Islands accompanied by the accused individual.

Upon a formal request submitted by the girl’s mother and in view of the need fo

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