Hyderabad, July 5 -- Chief minister A Revanth Reddy said sexual offences against children through social media will be dealt with no mercy against the perpetrators of such crimes.

He was addressing the inaugural day's sessions of the two-day 'State Level Stakeholders Consultation Meet- 2025' on 'Voice or the Voiceless: Rights and Protection of Children of Sexual Abuse' being held at Dr Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana in Jubilee Hills on Saturday, July 5.

Revanth Reddy felt that justice delivered through the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act should not stop at the courts with conviction. "Justice is served only if ...