Over 1,000 missing children rescued, police tells court
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police has informed Delhi High Court that more than 1,000 missing children in the city have been rescued by them in the past one year.
Submitting an action taken report before a division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan, Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said that 1,111 children were rescued since September last year.
Police also submitted before the court that they have booked those involved in the commission of various offences under the Indian Penal Code, Bonded Labour Act and Abolition of Child Labour Act and Juvenile Justices Act and trials are pending in the courts of the metropolitan magistrate.
Taking cognisance of a media report that every day more than 15 children go missing from Delhi and police have failed to maintain data and a record of cases, the court had directed police to register FIRs and not to harass the parents.
The direction also said that if the police came across a child who was unable to provide information about his/her parentage and address, all police stations shall register criminal cases to ascertain parentage and address of the child. Also the court said that police should keep a record on the circumstances under which the child got separated from family and involvement of any organised criminal gang.
The bench Sep 16 last year had directed the police to register FIRs immediately after receipt of the complaint from the victim’s family and the information should be uploaded on its website.
The bench had also asked the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to constitute a team of lawyers and police personnel to provide legal assistance to the parents running from pillar to post to register a case of their missing children with the police.
- Court asks police to probe child trafficking gangs (Lead) - Mar 16, 2011
- Court asks police to take action on missing children - Sep 08, 2010
- 500 Delhi kids missing for past one year, court told - Jan 19, 2011
- Improve child labourers' rehabilitation, court tells Delhi - Jan 12, 2011
- Seven kids go missing in Delhi every day - Jul 20, 2011
- Court monitors camps for welfare of Games' workers - Aug 04, 2010
- 4,021 cases settled at Lok Adalat in Delhi - May 13, 2012
- Special Lok Adalat for power theft convened in Delhi - Jan 14, 2012
- Police told to probe child trafficking gangs - Mar 16, 2011
- High Court summons Delhi Police chief on NGO's complaint - Mar 18, 2011
- Weak law, tracking system hampers missing kids' recovery - Jul 29, 2011
- Court suggests legal aid to parents of missing children - Aug 26, 2009
- CBI asked to file report on Adarsh Society scam - Jun 22, 2011
- Court summons Delhi Police chief on NGO's complaint (Lead) - Mar 18, 2011
- Prohibit employment of children in circuses: apex court (Lead) - Apr 18, 2011
Tags: abolition, chief justice, child labour, cognisance, criminal gang, delhi high court, delhi police, dipak, division bench, indian penal code, justices act, legal assistance, magistrate, manmohan, misra, missing children, parentage, police commissioner, police stations, y s dadwal