राष्ट्रीय (14/11/2013)
NHRC notice to CS, DGP, Maharashtra and CP, Navi Mumbai on missing children
| The National Human Rights Commission
has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 600 kids go missing in
Navi Mumbai every year and the Navi Mumbai Police Department never takes the
issue seriously, as it generally does not register FIRs in respect of the
missing children. The Commission has observed that the contents of the media
report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of mentally
challenged persons. Accordingly, notices
have been issued to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Maharashtra and Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai,
calling for reports in the matter within four weeks.
The Commission has also directed the Chief Secretary and DGP to inform what steps have been taken by them for implementing the Guidelines on Missing Children circulated by the Commission vide its letter dated 6th August, 2007 to tackle the problem of missing children in Maharashtra. Reportedly, approximately 50 children go missing from Navi Mumbai every month. A majority of them are lost without a trace. It is also reported that hundreds of children are found begging near bus stands, railway stations, temples, markets and other public places and the police had not registered a single case under the provisions of Beggary Prevention Act in the last 10 years. |
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