<p class="title">Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday urged Kolkata Police to immediately arrest the people responsible for allegedly sexually assaulting a 2-year-old boy at a playschool in the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The boy was allegedly sexually abused at the playschool in southern Kolkata last week. Police have said they are scanning the footage retrieved from CCTV cameras at the playschool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following a complaint by the boy's parents, a case has been registered against unidentified people under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gandhi expressed her displeasure at the slow pace of police investigation in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have spoken to Kolkata Police about the case and expressed my displeasure that they have not been able to arrest the accused when a playschool has a very limited number of employees. I have requested them to ensure that immediate action is taken to arrest the accused," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A WCD official said only 7-8 people work at the playschool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The organisation has eight schools and playschools in the city. I hope they have put in place necessary protection systems in all their schools," Gandhi said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is shocking to know that the incident of sexual assault on the 2-year-old boy happened at Morning Blossoms playschool, which is run by the well-known Mount Litera group of institutions," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister had directed the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights to initiate action in the case and said her ministry has moved a Cabinet proposal to provide the death penalty to the convicts of such heinous crimes under the POCSO Act. </p>
<p class="title">Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday urged Kolkata Police to immediately arrest the people responsible for allegedly sexually assaulting a 2-year-old boy at a playschool in the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The boy was allegedly sexually abused at the playschool in southern Kolkata last week. Police have said they are scanning the footage retrieved from CCTV cameras at the playschool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following a complaint by the boy's parents, a case has been registered against unidentified people under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gandhi expressed her displeasure at the slow pace of police investigation in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have spoken to Kolkata Police about the case and expressed my displeasure that they have not been able to arrest the accused when a playschool has a very limited number of employees. I have requested them to ensure that immediate action is taken to arrest the accused," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A WCD official said only 7-8 people work at the playschool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The organisation has eight schools and playschools in the city. I hope they have put in place necessary protection systems in all their schools," Gandhi said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is shocking to know that the incident of sexual assault on the 2-year-old boy happened at Morning Blossoms playschool, which is run by the well-known Mount Litera group of institutions," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister had directed the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights to initiate action in the case and said her ministry has moved a Cabinet proposal to provide the death penalty to the convicts of such heinous crimes under the POCSO Act. </p>