The child welfare department, working in coordination with the administration and human rights' bodies, registered 76 cases of physical abuse and 13 cases of sexual abuse against minors during the first three months of this year.
Meanwhile, the juvenile justice board also recorded 35 cases of children in conflict with the law.
According to a source from the integrated child protection scheme (ICPS), 40 children were detained at its observation home during the three months of which ten were raised by single parent.
According to the ICPS officials, there are currently 1213 children in different orphanages in Mizoram of which 539 are girls.