New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi Police have successfully traced 34 missing persons, including several minors, during a five-day special operation titled ‘Mission Safe Return,’ conducted by the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Outer District. Given the sensitivity of the cases, most of which involved minors, the responsibility was assigned to the AHTU for focused and coordinated action. The special drive was launched on March 31 under the direct supervision of Vikram Singh, Deputy Co…
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New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court has pulled up several states and authorities for failing to respond in a matter concerning human trafficking and missing persons, warning of contempt action, as it directed the formulation of a nationwide Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). In its order, a Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan recorded that despite service of notice, no one had entered an appearance on behalf of the Union of India and several states, including Haryan…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) In a major humanitarian initiative under ‘Operation Milap,’ the South-West District Police successfully traced and reunited 118 missing persons, including 31 missing or kidnapped children and 87 adults, with their families between February 1 and February 28, the Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Officials said that the district police has shown remarkable dedication and compassion in locating missing individuals and ensuring their safe return.During the first two months of …
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report citing Delhi Police data, which revealed that 807 people went missing in the national capital during the first two weeks of January this year.According to the data, the missing persons include 191 minors and 616 adults. While 235 individuals have been traced so far, 572 remain untraced. Observing that the contents of the news report, if true, “raise serious issues of violation of…
Quetta, Jan 21 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation rejected the Balochistan provincial government’s official claim that the issue of missing persons has been “resolved on a permanent basis,” describing the statement as “false and contradicting ground realities.”According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB), the statement issued following the Balochistan provincial cabinet meeting on Tuesday–which declared the issue resolved while families continue to search for thei…