Kids rescued
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 04 2013: Four children from Manipur including three girls aged 8, 12, 19 and one 15 year old boy were rescued from the 'home' of one Rajkumari Ronica Robinson in Jaipur, a former friend of Jacob John, where they were being exploited.

FXB Surakha India rescued the four children and following that two members of Tangkhul Shanao Long, Delhi (TSLD) went to Jaipur to provide psycho-social support and to counsel the children.

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 who 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 years old girl said, she first came to Jaipur in the year 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' this March.

One of the girls who is 12 years old revealed during the counseling that they were ill-treated and physically abused.

The 12 years old girl and 8 years old girl said they were brought to Jaipur by one Mr.Anem from Ukhrul district of Manipur, whose sister is married to Jacob John's brother.

They were all brought to Jaipur for free quality education.

Ms Robinson had rented out 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.

On March 12 this year, young girls and boys including minors from Manipur and Nagaland and elsewhere had been rescued after two children homes in Jaipur were raided by a joint team of the Tangkhul Shanao Long-Delhi, the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Rajasthan, social workers, activists and media persons.

Both the children homes are called 'Grace Home' which 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 these homes by a former inmate.

TSLD then got in touch with the concerned authorities in Jaipur.

Of the 51 children rescued from two children homes in Jaipur, Rajasthan, 30 children are from Ukhrul district of Manipur.

Of them, 22 are girls and 8 children are boys.

There are also some children from Chandel district and elsewhere in Manipur.

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