Speeding up the investigation in Child Molestation Case
1. In January 2014, when a two and a half year old child was
brutally raped by her school van driver in Bangalore city,
Rajeev wrote to the Home Minister of the State to ensure
that speedy justice is delivered He urged the Home
Minister to initiate criminal action against school
authorities and to set up a Special Court to fast track such
cases as mandated under the Prevention of Children from
Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act. Rajeev also suggested
that the government institute a policy to ensure schools
follow a rigorous verification process while hiring drivers,
janitors and other support staff.to prevent such incidents in
the future,Rajeev’s efforts helped in adding pressure on
the police to eventually arrest the School Principal and the
attendant accused of abetting the crime.