Chennai, April 07: City police today formed a special team to exclusively deal with child abuse cases, focusing on quick investigation and prosecution of defaulters.
The Child Abuse Investigation Team (CAIT) will function in nine police districts and will be headed by an Inspector, besides a woman sub-inspector among others as its members, an official release here said.
The team would function under the Assistant Commissioner, Anti-Dowry Cell.
City Commissioner T Rajendran said CAIT would focus on investigation and prosecution, adding, all cases concerning children below the age of 16 would be dealt by this team.
–Agencies