Itanagar, Jun 1: The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) today condemned the Pasighat child assault case and has sought strict action against the perpetrator who is a government employee.
On Tuesday, the East Siang district police arrested Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) Nanung Sitang for employing a 10-year-old girl as domestic help and subjecting her to physical violence and ill treatment.
“The abuser, Nanung Sitang, a government employee, must be punished, and the government should take stringent action against such employees as per the laid-down rules.
I have spoken to the Deputy Director of ICDS and the Centre Administrator of the One Stop Centre, where the first information was received. Swift action by the Police, East Siang District Child Protection Unit, Child Welfare Committee, Pasighat, East Siang District, and One Stop Centre helped the child. The Chairperson of CWC, Pasighat, informed that the Child Welfare Committee, Pasighat, immediately provided medical assistance, shelter, and counseling to the minor,” APWWS President Kani Nada Maling said in a statement.
Expressing concern over such incidents, the APWWS expressed shock and pain at the wounds inflicted on the 10-year-old child.
“Seeing the recurrence of child abuse cases in the state, we, as a mother organization, are extremely concerned about the situation. Such cases must be dealt with an iron hand so that nobody will dare to commit such heinous acts. Rigorous campaigns need to be created among the public about child laws. Therefore, we appeal to the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to carry out campaigns against child rights violations,” Maling said.
Since it is a clear-cut case of child abuse, the police must submit the charge sheet so that stringent punishment is awarded to the accused. In this regard, we appeal to the police to expedite the investigation, she added.
The APWWS further appealed to the citizens to be vigilant and report child abuse cases, at Childline toll-free number 1098 without any hesitation as the informer's name is not revealed. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

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