Cases of disappearing girls increasing in State

June 5, 2012

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Bangalore, June 5: According to information made available by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), 99 girls were reported missing in 2008. The figure dipped to 41 the next year, but jumped to 130 in 2010. Data for 2011 and the current year is under compilation.

Over the three years, 79 boys too disappeared

The MHA has acknowledged that organised gangs may have become victims of trafficking gangs, for being pushed into illegal activities including bonded labour.


In an advisory to the Karnataka government on January 31, 2012, the MHA suggested steps to protect children from such gangs and to trace them.

The suggestions to facilitate the tracing of missing children included computerisation of records, DNA profiling, involvement of NGOs and other organisations, community awareness programmes etc.

According to the information made available by MHA, in Karnataka, 14 boys and 99 girls were victims of kidnapping or abduction in 2008, while the number stood at 38 and 41 in 2009, and 27 and 130 in 2010. The figures for 2011 and 2012 are being compiled.

In 2008, different agencies registered 99 cases, but there was a lone conviction. In 2009, 67 cases were registered, but there was no conviction. In 2010, 125 cases were registered, with six persons convicted.

According to information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of disappearing children is increasing by the year. Over 2008-10, as many as 28,595 children disappeared all over the country. While 7,862 were reported missing in 2008, the figure shot up to 9,436 the next year and rose to 11,297 in 2010.

A total of 27,265 cases were booked, but only 4,262 persons were convicted.


In a further advisory on April 30, 2012, the MHA issued guidelines to law enforcement agencies on the manner and modalities regarding effectively dealing with the organised crime aspect of human trafficking.

It advised that the crime prone areas be identified and a mechanism instituted to ensure the safety and security of students, especially girls.

State governments have been advised to increase the number of beat constables; the number of police help booths/kiosks, especially in remote and lonely stretches and the number of policemen patrolling, especially during nights.


They have also been advised to post police officers especially women, fully equipped with policing infrastructure in crime-prone areas in adequate number was also among the many things advised.

Although the figures for Karnataka are disturbing, the trend in the neighbouring is worse. In Tamil Nadu, in the same period 1,035 girls went missing, while in Andhra Pradesh, the figures were even more scary - 1,471.

Number of children abducted

STATE 2008 2009 2010

Karnataka 14, 99* 38, 41* 27, 130*

Andhra Pradesh 43, 390* 83, 549* 49, 532*

Tamil Nadu 15, 266* 18, 284* 14, 485*

Kerala 13, 74* 10, 77* 17, 103*

* Read as boys, girls

Convictions

YEAR CASES CONVICTIONS

2008 99 1

2009 67 0

2010 125 6

Cases and convictions in Karnataka



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May 24,2020

Bijnor, May 24: A man died after he was attacked by his cousins, allegedly for not getting tested for the Coronavirus after his return from Delhi.

The incident took place in Malakpur village in Bijnor district.

Manjeet Singh (23) died on Friday during treatment in Meerut.

A FIR has now been registered against Manjeet's cousins, Kapil and Manoj, their mother Puniya and Manoj's wife Dolly at the Nahtaur police station on a complaint filed by the father of the deceased Kalyan Singh on Sunday.
SHO, Nahtaur police station, Satya Prakash Singh said that no arrests have been made yet.

According to reports, Manjeet died due to head injuries.
His sample was not collected for a Coronavirus test by doctors during treatment.
Additional SP, Bijnor, Sanjay Kumar said, he underwent thermal screening when he reached Bijnor on May 19 from Delhi. The report was negative so his sample was not collected.

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SHO Satya Prakash Singh said, "Since his return, Kapil and Manoj were regularly asking Manjeet to get his test done. On Thursday, the cousins again asked Manjeet to get his test done after which an argument ensued between them."

"The accused brought sticks and started hitting Manjeet. He suffered injuries on the head and shoulder. When Manjeet fell unconscious, he was rushed to government hospital by his parents where he succumbed to injuries a day later," said Singh.

Chief Medical Officer, Bijnor, Dr Vijay Yadav said he has "no information" about the matter.

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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April 24,2020

Thane, Apr 24: A 34-year-old man was allegedly attacked on suspicion of being a COVID-19 patient and died after falling into a gutter during the assault in Kalyan town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Wednesday morning, when Ganesh Gupta had stepped out of his home to purchase some essentials amid the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said.

On noticing some policemen manning the street, the victim took an alternate route, where a few passersby assaulted him after he coughed while walking, he said.

The men suspected him of being a COVID-19 patient and attacked him, causing him to fall into a gutter and die, the official said.

The deceased's body was sent for post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered as of now, the station house officer of the Khadakpada police station said.

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