NEW DELHI: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday wrote to Delhi Police and Twitter to take action over Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi posting the picture of the parents of the 9-year-old girl allegedly raped, killed and forcibly cremated in southwest Delhi.
NCPCR cited provisions of the POCSO Act and the Juvenile Justice Act to say that posting the picture of the parents thereby reveals the identity of the deceased child, which is a violation of the law. The commission has sought an action-taken report from both Delhi Police and Twitter in the matter and said it should be sent to the commission within three days.
NCPCR sent a letter to the resident grievance officer of Twitter, saying it received a complaint that a photo of the victim’s family has been posted on the Twitter handle @Rahul Gandhi with the caption stating that they are the father and the mother of the child. “In the said photo, the faces of the victim’s father and mother can be seen which thereby reveals the identity of the girl,” the apex child rights body said. NCPCR has also asked Twitter to take action and remove the tweet from the platform. NCPCR has also written to Delhi Police and sought action against Gandhi.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
