Notably, a recently released government data had disclosed Amritsar as the top city among others for sharing sexual abuse material. According to the data, Amritsar took top place with more than 4.3 lakh “files of interest” – code for child porn – shared between July 1, 2016 to January 15, 2017. While Delhi was second in the slot followed by Lucknow.
Talking about the treatment part, he said at the internet deaddiction centre, they give life skills counselling and advise on inculcating good habits while the male adults were made to realize the importance of real relations over the fantasy world of pornography.
While agreeing to the addiction caused by mobile phones and excessive use of internet, medical superintendent Guru Nanak Dev Medical Hospital Dr. Ram Saroop said that over-dependence on mobile phones was causing frustration among youth and related disorders.
Bhatia suggested to develop “role models” at the school level as the first measure to check the impending threat of screen addiction. “Students follow their teachers and if the teachers will keep the mobiles away, they will learn the same.”