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THE HINDU
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019
DELHI
CITY 3
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CWC dealt with over 4,000 cases of child rights violations in the past fi ve years Proclaimed off ender
Around 4,300 children have been rescued, rehabilitated or reunited with their families, says chairperson arrested from Sultanpuri
Ashok Kumar child labour. Similarly, gram,” said Ms. Dhull. front. Ms. Dhull recalled how ciary, police and civil adminis Countrymade pistol seized from him
GURUGRAM around 50 children have been Attributing the high num she did not have an offi ce and tration, besides formulation
The Gurugram Child Welfare given for adoption. ber of POCSO cases to the ra a fourmember quorum for of guidelines for playschools, Press Trust of India with another case of arms
Committee (CWC) has dealt pidly increasing migrants' over two years after she as around 700 in Gurugram, New Delhi act registered at Jyoti Nagar
with as many as 4,482 cases of Muskaan Operation population in the district, Ms. sumed charge in September were among the biggest A 33yearold man, declared police station, a senior offi c
child rights violations over “Over the past fi ve years, we Dhull said the conviction rate 2014. “I had to fi ght for eve achievements of the CWC in proclaimed off ender, was er said.
the past fi ve years, including have reached out to around too was very low in these cas rything from staff to funds to these years, she said. arrested from outer Delhi’s
700odd cases of child abuse 3,000 children who had gone es because the accused were cooperation of the adminis “We make sure that visits Sultanpuri by the Crime Cases against him
under the Prevention of Chil missing or engaged in begging migrants and mostly fl ed after tration. But I have been able are conducted to all Child Branch, the police said on He was previously involved
dren from Sexual Off ences and rehabilitated them or reu the crime. “We have worked to run the show with the sup Care Institutes twice a month Sunday. in several cases of robbery,
(POCSO) Act, the highest in CWC chairperson Shakuntla nited them with their fami with the administration to port of the NGOs like Shakti to ensure implementation of Rajiv was residing in Sul arms act, assault on police
Haryana. Dhull. lies. The reunion cases in create awareness on this,” she Vahini, My Home India and the Juvenile Justice Act. Ear tanpuri and was arrested in offi cials, theft and NDPS Act
Around 4,300 children clude three of Nepal and one said. Lions Club and funds from lier there were 12 CCIs, but se a case of robbery of Sarita in districts of Delhi and Gha
have been rescued, rehabili dy has rescued 100odd chil each of Bangladesh, New Zea She, however, felt that lack the Corporate Social Respon ven of them shut the shop af Vihar police station in 2011, ziabad.
tated or reunited with their fa dren traffi cked from States land and Australia. As many of infrastructure, funds, and sibility,” she said, adding that ter we ensured strict they said. After coming out The offi cer said one coun
milies. Speaking to The Hin- such as West Bengal, Jhark as 1,066 children were united the indiff erent attitude of the things have now started to implementation of the law. from jail, he failed to appear trymade pistol along with
du, CWC chairperson hand and Assam and reco with their families, the high police and the civil adminis move in the right direction. We also opened a government before the court concerned. two live cartridges were
Shakuntla Dhull said despite vered their wages and other est in India, during Muskaan tration were the biggest impe To ensure monthly coordi home for children,” she ad He was declared proclaimed seized from him, the offi cer
the odds, the child rights bo 250odd children engaged in Operation in 2015 in Guru diments in delivering on this nation meetings with the judi ded. off ender in the case along added.