New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Sunday said that about 964 children were rescued after the formation of the Anti-Child Trafficking Cell.
A recent statement by NCPCR mentioned that 17 minor girls were recently rescued from an orchestra group, which operated from Bihar’s Saran district.
The rescue operation was carried only after the Commission got inputs from an NGO that many minor girls were being forced to perform obscene dances on the direction of the local orchestra groups in the region, as reported by news agency PTI.
After NCPCR received the information over the matter, the body directed Saran Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr Kumar Ashish to carry out an immediate rescue.
A special rescue team comprising police officials from Masrakh, Panapur and Isuapur police stations was formed by the SP for the rescue operation. Six girls were rescued from Masrakh, seven from Panapur and four from Isuapur, according to the NCPCR statement.
All the rescued girls were presented before the Child Welfare Committee, which has started looking after their restoration and rehabilitation as the detailed inquiry into the matter is underway.
The NCPCR reiterated that it is committed to protecting child rights as enshrined in the Constitution and relevant laws, including the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
The Commission’s Anti-Child Trafficking Cell, which has been set up to address the growing challenge of trafficking, has been instrumental in identifying and rescuing children in distress across the country.
(With agency inputs)
