{
  "id": 12601224,
  "title": "POCSO pendency in Tamil Nadu and torturous process further victimise children subjected to sexual abuse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pocso-pendency-in-tamil-nadu-and-torturous-process-further-victimise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pocso-pendency-and-torturous-process-further-victimise-children-subjected-to-sexual-abuse/article71190629.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A staggering 18,733 POCSO cases are pending in various courts across the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu. The situation is exacerbated by patchy support services for children who opt to go through the procedural justice system",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tamil-nadu-bypolls-madurantakam-and-dharapuram-record-35-55-and-37-28",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:48:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bypoll-contests-repoll-clamour-in-bengal-acid-test-in-tamil-nadu",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:35:10.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}