CHITRADURGA/BENGALURU: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (
NCPCR
), an apex child-rights body, has taken suo motu cognisance of the sexual assault case allegedly involving Murugha
Mutt
seer
Shivamurthy Swami
and issued a notice to the
Chitradurga
superintendent of police to conduct an inquiry and submit a report in a week.
The NCPCR said it has taken note of the case under Section 13(1)(i) of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, as it is mandated under the law to monitor the proper and effective implementation of the Pocso Act, 2012, among others.
The commission has sought answers to nine questions from the district superintendent of police over the sexual assault case and asked him to submit a report along with a few documents, including the survivors’ age proof, a copy o
