ITANAGAR, Sep 5: The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) said it is deeply concerned about the repeated instances of child sexual abuse in schools of the state. 
The incidents of sexual assaults reported from these schools are a matter of grave concern. Everyone in a position of authority should seriously reflect on what has gone wrong to reach a state where there are instances of rape and sexual abuse of children almost every month, the APWWS said in a statement today.
"We strongly condemn the latest incident which is reported from Arunachal Public School, Ziro and urge our legislators to discuss this issue in the current Legislative Assembly Session. 
The state government must establish a high-level independent committee to investigate instances of repeated violence against students and propose remedial measures for all schools, whether government or privately run. The education department should promote awareness of the POCSO Act in every school in the state," said President Kani Nada Maling on Tuesday.
The Ziro branch of APWWS visited the police station on Monday to receive an update on the case and is closely monitoring the situation.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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