01-03-2021 The Asian Independent

www.theasianindependent.co.uk ASIA 01-03-2021 to 15-03-2021 9
Why CHILDREN go
missing in Delhi?
New Delhi : Tracing missing children is
one of the prominent challenges before the
Delhi. In recent times, the police have paid
special attention to trace missing children
with the Commissioner announcing out-ofturn
promotion to policemen who trace and
recover missing children.
But why do children in various age groups
under 18 years of age go missing?
A careful analysis of the above question
has led to the discovery of a few important
reasons why children go missing in the capital.
One of the prominent reasons includes
'losing way' that means many children go
missing after they lose their way back home.
In the recent past, many children were
reunited with their parents after they lost
way, and were found stranded at locations
either near their house or at a distant place in
the city.
The second most important factor is 'academic
pressure'. Many children are unable to
cope up with the academic pressure in
schools and run away from their house.
Sometimes, the strict nature of the parents
regarding their annual performance at school
makes them vulnerable to run away.
The third reason is 'getting scolded by
parents'. This again is a major factor as many
children leave home after they do something
for which they think they would be taken to
task by their parents. Unable to cope, they
leave home. 'Elopement' is another major
cause for the children in their late teens but
below 18 years to go missing. Many children
were traced by the police after they eloped
for a wide variety of reasons including marriage.
The fifth reason is children running
away on their own. This also has multiple
factors associated with it depending upon the
state of mind of the child and his or her capability
of dealing with the given circumstances.
Family circumstances form another
big reaons for children to go missing from
their homes.
A careful study of missing children in various
age groups has revealed that a total of
328 children under the age of 8 years went
missing in 2020 which included 186 male
children and 142 females. However, a total
of 226 were traced by Delhi police.
Under the age of 8 years to 12 years, a
total of 385 children went missing in 2020
which included 249 males and 136 females.
The police managed to trace 308 children in
this category. Now upto 12 years to 18 years,
a total of 3,584 children went missing in
2020 out of which 737 were males and 2,847
were females. In this category, a total of
2,723 children were traced by Delhi Police.
In order to motivate the police personnel
to trace or recover the children, who have
gone missing from their home, S.N.
Shrivastava, Delhi Police Commissioner has
issued an incentive scheme on 5th August
2020 to the effect that "Any Constable or
Head Constable who recovers 50 or more
missing children below the age of 14 years
(15 children out of them of the age group less
than 8 years) within a period of 12 calendar
months will be considered for the grant of
out of turn promotion".
Further, those who trace more than 15
children in the same period shall be given
'Asadharan Karya Puraskar'. This order has
brought a sea change in tracing or recovery
of missing children and more and more children
have been traced since August' 2020.
"Two including one woman personnel
were granted out of turn promotion and
seven have been awarded 'Asadharan Karya
Puraskar' in this scheme. A total of 2,027
children were traced after August 6, 2020
whereas 1,968 children were reported missing
during the same period. Recovery percentage
soared to 103 per cent," said a senior
police officer.The officer also added that
4,052 children were traced during 2020
includes 895 children of previous years and
outside Delhi.
NIA names 4 in
Delhi-Jharkhand human
trafficking charge sheet
Ranchi : The National
Investigation Agency (NIA) on
Saturday filed its first supplementary
charge sheet against
four people for running a human
trafficking racket from
Jharkhand to Delhi and neighbouring
states.
The gang used to traffic vulnerable
poor boy and girls from
Jharkhand on the pretext of providing
them jobs in Delhi and
neighbouring states.
The case pertains to human
trafficking in the guise of running
placement agencies. It was
initially registered in Jharkhand's
Khunti district on July 19, 2019
in which 37-year-old kingpin of
the gang, Panna Lal Mahto, was
arrested. Mahato was running a
human trafficking network in
Jharkhand and Delhi.
The NIA took over the case
on June 13 last year.
During investigations, it was
revealed that Panna Lal, along
with his wife Sunita, was operating
a human trafficking network
in the guise of six placement
agencies in Delhi. Sunita is still
absconding. The agency said that
the victims were exploited and
were never paid the promised
remunerations.
Two other accused, Gopal
Oraon and Shiv Shankar Ganjhu,
were arrested during investigations.
They were close associates
of Panna and were actively
involved in trafficking vulnerable
persons from Jharkhand.
Investigation has also
revealed that both were owners
of three placement agencies in
Delhi, involved in human trafficking
racket.
In order to unveil the racket,
twenty-two victims have been
identified, rescued and examined
till now,
the NIA said while presenting
the charge sheet in a special
court here against four people--
Mahato, Sunita, Oraon and
Ganjhu. The accused has been
charged with criminal conspiracy,
Inter-State Migrant Workmen
(Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
and Section 79 of the Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection)
Act, 2015 and other various sections
under Indian Penal Code.
2.67 crore voters
in KERALA
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief
Electoral Officer Tikka Ram Meena on
Saturday said Kerala has 2,67,31,509
voters which include 1,37,79,263
women, 1,29,52,025 men and 221 transgender
voters. Kerala will go to the polls
on April 6 to elect 140 legislators for
which votes will
be counted on
May 2.
The polling
time would be
from 7 a.m to 7
p.m., with the last
hour kept for
Covid positive
voters. The rules
now allow for
voters aged over
80 to avail the
postal voting
facility and in the state as there are
6,21,401 voters in this category, while
there are 90,709 non-resident Indian voters.
In the 2016 Assembly polls, 21,498
polling booths were there, but this time
due to the Covid pandemic the number of
polling booths has been increased to
40,771. Meena however pointed out that
the polling time in certain Naxal-affected
areas would end at 6 p.m. "There are 549
critical location
polling booths and
433 come under
the vulnerable category
and all these
booths will have
central security
cover. Webcasting
would be there in
50 per cent of
polling booths,"
said Meena.
He pointed out
that they he has
asked for 150 companies of central
forces, of which 30 have already arrived
in the state.
China's standing committee
session opens Saturday
Beijing : China's top legislature on
Saturday opened the 26th Standing
Committee session of the 13th NPC, which
is slated for March 5.
It is a step towards preparation of the
upcoming fourth annual session, Xinhua
reported. According to the proposed agenda,
lawmakers will review the work report of the
NPC Standing Committee at the two-day
standing committee session. The work report
will be submitted to the annual Assembly of
the legislature in March for deliberation.
Lawmakers will review the draft agenda
for the NPC annual session, the draft name
list of the session's presidium and Secretary-
General and the draft name list of members
invited to sit in on the annual session as the
non-voting participants.
They will also deliberate a draft law on
stamp duty, a law-enforcement report of the
State Council, a Supreme People's Court
report on its pilot reform project, a deputy
qualification report and personnel-related
bills.