With Bollywood star Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate receiving critical appreciation from the audience, a city-based non-government organisation claims to have received a dozen cases related to child abuse in the past three days alone.
Raised awareness
Following the telecast of the second episode on child sex abuse on Sunday, the city office of Childline received two cases related to sexual abuse and others about children being beaten up by their parents and relatives, NGO director Archana Sahay told PTI on Wednesday.
Parents approach NGO
Ms. Sahay said they had received 12 cases related to children issues in just three days.
In some cases, children being beaten up by parents or relatives leave homes and come to Childline for help, she said, adding now even parents approach the organisation to seek help for their children thanks to Satyamev Jayate .
It has raised people's awareness on sensitive issues, she said. — PTI
