51 children rescued
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, March 14 2013:
Young girls and boys including minors from Manipur and Nagaland have been rescued by Tangkhul Shanao Long, Delhi (Tangkhul Women Union-Delhi) on March 12 from two children's homes in Jaipur.
TSL-D informed Newmai News Network today that of the 29 girls and 22 boys rescued, 22 girls are from Manipur and 3 from Nagaland.
Regarding the boys, 7 are from Manipur and 4 are from Nagaland.
They are from the age group of 5 to 14 .
On Tuesday, the Tangkhul Women Union (TSL-D) on learning about the information raided both the children's homes called Grace Home along with a team led by the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Rajasthan with seven members of TSLD, social workers and activists and media persons.
Both the 'Grace Home' were illegally run by one Jacob John, flouting every norm and guideline laid by the Child Welfare Committee.
He was arrested under the Indian Penal Code section 344,366 and 370(5) and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 section 23 and 28.TSLD was informed about the existence of this Home by a former inmate.
TSLD then got in touch with the concerned authorities in Jaipur, according to TSL-D.The Tangkhul Women Union said the condition in which it existed was shocking.
In the girl's home the children shared a single room with no female warden or caretaker and no helper either.
All the domestic work was done by them.
They informed the team that they were not allowed to make phone calls to their parents and families.
When some of the team members tried to talk the younger ones could respond only in Hindi.