Stop targeting observation homes: SW Dept
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 31 2023:
Department of So-cial Welfare has appealed to all to refrain from targeting observation homes and to safeguard the principle of providing a safety net to the chil-dren of the state and in the interest of the general public.
In a release, social wel-fare director Ngangom Uttam Singh referred to an unfortunate incident on May 30 evening when unidentified persons targeted the Observation Home for Boys at Takyel-pat and took away the hard drive of the CCTV camera for reasons best known to themselves.
Earlier, Observa-tion Home for Girls at Langthabal was also tar-geted on May 4, he added.
Ng Uttam continued that such institutions are established for providing temporary shelter, recep-tion, care and rehabilita-tion to any child alleged to be in conflict with law, during pendency of in-quiry.
They are to be dealt with according to law of the land, he conveyed.