It is unacceptable that girls have to face this. It is time children’s NGOs are roped in. While it is fine to claim that the boys are minors, the girls facing this ordeal daily are minors too.

Legislation does exist, but the boys can be stopped at the very least by police or if they are so brazen, their families need to be roped in by those concerned and action has to be taken on the adults if they cannot stop their children.

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It is shocking and gut-wrenching those parents need to move court in such a scenario. One must also highlight that the girls need to have access to a counsellor if they are undergoing trauma because of this, Never dismiss comments or gestures lightly, as this is molestation and has a significant impact on the mind. These boys seem to be emboldened by the fact that no action has been taken against them, actually defying despairing parents, who may be going through their own turmoil, seeing their daughters harassed. One fears the situation is at a tipping point and may take a dangerous turn. This needs to end, somehow.