India's youngest father at 12, Kerala pre-teen booked under POCSO

The 12-year-old is now the youngest father in the country but faces charges of rape.

The Kerala police booked a 12-year-old under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for fathering a child with a 16-year-old girl. Kochi police booked the minor after paternity tests confirmed that he was indeed the biological father of a baby girl born two months ago. The young parents are cousins and the new mother had named the 12-year-old boy as the father of the child shocking the family and the police alike.

The 12-year-old is now the youngest father in the country but faces charges of rape. Based on the statement of the young boy, the police also filed a case against the young mother under section 7 and 8 of POCSO. The case has become a challenging one for the police since both are minors and lack of clarity on who could be held as the perpetrator and who the victim.

The Kochi police said that the cases were filed against both minors after legal advice. Both their statements were filed with the local court in Kochi. Both minors have been shifted to an undisclosed location for counselling.

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