Extreme insensitivity on part of the media has come to light during the news reporting of the first child witness deposing in the 26/11 terror-attack case, where not just the 10-year-old girl's name was unchanged, but her photographs were also published.u00a0u00a0

Santosh Shinde, a Mumbai-based child rights activist, said that since the girl's identity had been revealed, it had resulted in the violation of Section 21 of the Juvenile Justice Act (see box). "Since she was a child witness, the media should have been sensible enough while reporting. Her rights have to be protected at all times," Shinde said.u00a0u00a0