Childline - Peddapalli

In July 2018, EArtH started our Childline Chapter in Peddapalli, with the help of the Mother organisation CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) and the Ministry of Women and Child development. Click the link for more information about the Childline concept.

The table shows the details of cases we completed interventions as of January 2021. EArtH is delighted to have saved so many children in such a short period of time.

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Case Studies

Case study 1 – Sexual Abuse

Child background:  

A six year old girl (name hidden for safety concerns) was studying 1st class in kolanur government school at Odela Mandal. She was living with her Grand Mother kyadasi shanthamma wife of Komuraiah, 57 years old who belong to SC community.  

Distress situation/circumstances:

The offence occurred on 30-03-2019 in kolanur (Vill), Odela (Mdl) peddapalli district. Case of the day child went to school near Government school. After school she didn’t came to her home. Meanwhile grand Mother reached her residence from labour work and found her granddaughter’s absence in her residence.  By this She went to school about search  at that time accused person Kallepelli Odelu, 60 years old belongs to SC community ‘’Madhiga”. He brings into Anganwadi school bathroom by giving chocolates and attempted to commit forcibly rape by removing her cloths. Meanwhile her grandmother reached and called by her Name by observing her Granddaughters’ cries and hues from school bathrooms. While so on the accused sent the complainants granddaughter from school and closed the doors, later the accused fled away from the scene of offence by observing the arrival of the neighbours by listening the hues and cries of the complainant after she complaint in odela police station.

Intervention:  CHILDLINE 

After we got the information, our Childline counselor Kavitha went to child Home, school and Anganwadi teacher met to Know all details about the case. Counselor observed surrounding environment of her Home is not secure and she offered “Shelter and education” to the child but her grandmother didn’t accept. But after counseling, she agreed but at that time schools have summer holidays. After schools re-opened, we produced to CWC and their referred to Thabitha Home. After few days, DWO of Peddapalli (Dist) took entire responsibility of her Education and marriage.    

Present situation:

She is happily living in Thabitha Home and studying 1st class .

Case study 2 -Child Selling:

Child background:  

A thirteen year old child, Peddi Anjali, D/O Laxmaiah,  Mother Boddakka Cast : ST Nayakapu was studying 7th class at Khammampalli government  High school in Mutharam  Mandal, Peddapalli.

Distress situation/circumstances:

The offence occurred on 07-02-2020 at Khammapalli in Mutharam  (Mdl), Peddapalli. We got this case from CCC . After getting information our team members Mounika and Harish went to the school to know the details with school HM. While the student was going home from school, two unknown offenders met the child and asked her name and told her that her mother sold her to them, but she escaped from there by saying it is not her and reported the incident to the school headmaster.

Intervention:  CHILDLINE 

The school HM called our CCC toll free Number-1098 and gave the information andour team members Mounika and Harish went to the school and met the HM and got more details.  We then met the girl’s family and counselled them after which her father gave a complaint at the nearest police station.

Present situation of child:

She is happily living with her family members.

Case study 3 – Missing Child:

Child background:  

Eight year old girl,  Kourigiri Mahankali D/O, srinivas,  Cast : SC, resides at Tanuku , West Godhavari, AP. 

Distress situation/circumstances:

She went to GRP Ramagundam Railway Station here by unknown train. After Ramagundam GRP found one girl alone sitting on platform no.1 in Ramagundam Railway station. Then they approached her and enquired.  She revealed her name and other details. She didn’t know where she was. After GRP  our CCC toll free number 1098. We  received this missing case  on 01-07-2019 from CCC. 

Intervention:  CHILDLINE 

Once we got the information, our team member Sathis went to the Railway station to bring the child and produced it at CWC at Karimnagar. After that they kept her in the children’s Home Tabitha Ashramam, Ramagundam for two Months.  Our team members intimated to childline & ICPS of West Godhavari who then identified the girl & intimated her parents about the child. 

Present situation of child:

She is now living with her family members.