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Child Welfare Police Officer
November 10 , 2022
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- The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the States/Union Territories to appoint a Child Welfare Police Officer (CWPO) in every police station.
- They will exclusively deal with children, either as victims or perpetrators.
- As per the National Crime Records Bureau, the total number of crimes against children increased from 1,28,531 in 2020 to 1,49,404 in 2021.
- Madhya Pradesh topped the country with 19,173 cases, Uttar Pradesh stood second with 16,838 cases.
- A total of 1,402 children were murdered in 1,279 cases reported across the country.
- As many as 1,15,414 cases of kidnapping and abduction involving 1,18,549 children were reported in 2021.
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