Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) organised legal awareness programme during the golden jubilee celebration of GPS, GMS Diphupar at Diphupar village local ground on October 18.
A press release from NSLSA public relations assistant stated that, teachers and students were given legal awareness by panel lawyer Kekhriele-u Mezhu, who spoke on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. She underscored that the act has been enacted to protect the children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography with due regard for safeguarding the interest and well-being of children.
To combat rising cases of child sex abuse, the amendments to strengthen the POCSO Act also include death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against minors.
Yambemo Ngullie spoke on cyber crime. He sensitized them to keep vigilant and aware when using social media or keep away from fraud calls and threats through any form that involves a computer and a network. He said that such frauds or misuse of social media is punishable under cyber crime. He also stated that penalties and punishments in India are contained in the Information Technology Act, 2000.