Patna, July 27 (IANS) A highly sensitive and alarming incident has come to light from Bihar’s Begusarai district, where five minor girls have gone missing under suspicious circumstances from a government-run girls’ shelter home in the Ratanpur police station area, an official said on Monday. The disappearance has triggered panic within the administration and prompted an intensive police search operation.According to officials, the five girls were found missing on Sunday morning, after which …
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that minor children were endangered during the “Chalo Sansad” protest held in the national capital and that a 12-year-old girl sustained a head injury during the demonstration. A Bench presided over by Member Priyank Kanoongo has issued notices to the Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Delhi government; the Secretary, Union Ministry of Electronics …
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested a martial arts teacher for allegedly sexually harassing minor students during training classes, said a senior officer on Monday.Police said that the name of the arrested teacher is Prosenjit Das. He was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by one of his students. He has been booked under relevant Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.According to the police, he worked as a treasurer in an NGO…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took serious cognisance of the alleged gang rape and trafficking of a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, directing authorities to ensure a speedy investigation, fix accountability, and strengthen child protection mechanisms. The Commission, which held a hearing under the chairpersonship of its Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, observed that the incident pointed to serious administrative lapses, shortco…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the alleged inhuman treatment of toddlers by caregivers at a daycare centre operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka.Observing that the contents of the news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, seekin…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) The five staff members of a Bengaluru daycare centre accused of physically abusing toddlers are absconding, with their mobile phones switched off, even as police have launched a manhunt and intensified their investigation into the shocking incident.The accused, identified as Manjula, Vijayalakshmi, Bhavani, Sindhu and Bindu, have been booked by the HAL Police after disturbing videos allegedly showing children being assaulted surfaced on social media and were forwarded to…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The police have registered a case against Rajesh Kumar, a 21-year-old caretaker at Swagat Ashram in Kandivali West in Mumbai, Maharashtra, for allegedly physically assaulting two minors. The accused allegedly grabbed an 11-year-old boy by the throat and repeatedly slapped him after the child and his brother woke up late. The incident came to light after the two children fled the shelter home and were later rescued by the Dadar Railway Police. Police have launched an invest…
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) As Ahmedabad steps up preparations to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and bolster India’s bid for the 2036 Olympic Games, city authorities have launched an intensive campaign against child begging and street exploitation aiming at enhancing child welfare, improving urban safety and ensuring cleaner public spaces, in line with the city’s efforts to project a positive image ahead of major international sporting events.Over the past two days, joint teams comprising offici…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), May 18 (IANS) In a major crackdown, police in Chakradharpur of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have busted a human trafficking racket and rescued 36 labourers and six minor children.A joint team of the police and the Labour Department conducted a raid at a hotel and rescued the labourers and the minors, who were allegedly being prepared to be taken to Gujarat.The action was taken based on a tip-off. Police had received information that a large number of male and female …
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Cyberabad Police have registered cases against social media accounts, which posted photos and videos of the victim in the POCSO case registered against Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhageerath, officials said on Friday. The cases have been registered at the Pet Basheerabad Police Station, where the POCSO case was booked against Bhageerath on May 8.”Based on the complaint lodged by the Child Welfare Committee Chairperson of Medchal-Mal…