4 more kids rescued from Jaipur Home
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, July 04 2013:
Four more children from Manipur that include three girls aged 8, 12, 19 and one 15 year old boy were rescued from the 'home' of one Rajkumari Ronica Robinson in Jaipur, run by a former friend of Jacob John, where they were exploited and kept in domestic servitude.
FXB Surakha India rescued the four children and following which two members of Tangkhul Shanao Long, Delhi (TSLD) went to Jaipur to provide psycho-social support and counselling to the kids.
It may be recalled here that in March this year, 51 children were rescued from the children homes run by Jacob John in Jaipur.
Meanwhile, Tangkhul Shanao Long, Delhi (TSLD) informed Newmai News Network that three children hail from Alang village and one from Pungba Khunou is the senior-most among them.
According to the senior most rescued girl, she would supervise the chores in the house of Ms.Robinson.
The 19-year old girl said that she first came to Jaipur in 2000 and stayed at the Grace Home, an alleged shelter for children which was run by Jacob John, who was arrested after 51 children were rescued from the 'homes' in March.
Of the 51 children rescued from two children homes in Jaipur, 30 are from Ukhrul district.
Of them, 22 are girls and 8 children are boys.
There are also some children from Chandel district and elsewhere in Manipur.
One of the rescued girls, who is 12-year old, revealed during the counseling that they were ill-treated and physically abused.
The 12-year old girl and another 8-year old girl disclosed that they were brought to Jaipur by one Anem from Ukhrul district of Manipur, whose sister is married to Jacob John's brother.
They were all brought to Jaipur with promise of providing free education.
Ms Robinson had rented out house to Jacob John from where he was running the Grace Home but they had some altercation over some issues and the two parted ways, according to the children.
"It is a mystery to us how they were moved from Grace Home to Ms.Robinson Home," the rescued children added.
All the details of the children have been handed over to the authorities concerned.