When a rescue became a crime

SC had pushed for law for wrongful incarceration

- CHITHALURI REVANTH @Hyderabad

WHAT began as a moment of teenage impulse ended in a year of anguish for two young lives — one who ran from home and another who was branded an offender.

A 20-year-old social media influencer, Kuruva Raju, who spent over a year facing charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, was acquitted by the Rangareddy court after it surfaced that he had not abducted the girl but had brought her home.