News India Live, Digital Desk: Jharkhand High Court has strongly reprimanded the state government and the police administration in the case of a minor girl missing from Gumla district for the last 7 years. The court expressed displeasure and said that if the next 14 days If there is no concrete progress in the investigation within the CBI Will consider handing over.
This order was given by the division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad to the mother of the missing girl. Chandramuni Oraon Gave this while hearing the ‘Habeas Corpus’ petition filed by.
Seriousness of the case and court’s comments
7 years wait: The girl had gone missing from Gumla in September 2018 (she was only 6 years old then). The police have not been able to trace him yet.
Sharp question: The court asked, “What kind of investigation is this? Even after 7 years, the police do not have any concrete information. Is the police merely filling in?”
Instructions to DGP: of Jharkhand during the hearing DGP Tadasha Mishra Appeared through video conferencing. The court sought clarification from him on the direction of the investigation and the failure so far.
Failure of SIT: The court was told that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed which conducted raids in Delhi and other states, but yielded no results.
one good and one bad news
Some surprising facts also emerged during the review:
Seizures of other children: During the investigation, the police searched for this girl from different parts of the state. 9 other missing children has been recovered, but the petitioner’s daughter has not been found yet.
Reference to Bokaro Case: The court also mentioned another similar case (of an 18-year-old girl from Bokaro), where the police had recently recovered a skeleton and claimed it to be that of a missing girl. However, the court expressed doubt on this DNA test Have ordered.
High Court’s ultimatum (Deadline)
Giving a final warning to the state government, the court said:
Two weeks time: The government must submit a detailed and ‘satisfactory’ report on the girl’s condition and investigation within 14 days.
CBI option: If no ‘concrete result’ is seen till the next hearing, then the investigation will be withdrawn from the local police and handed over to the central agency.
Human trafficking issue in Jharkhand
During the hearing the court in Jharkhand Human Trafficking Also expressed concern over the serious problem of The court found that children were going missing from remote and tribal areas of the state and the police response system was very slow. The court has banned the use of Aadhaar card data and a search for missing children. National SOP Emphasis has also been placed on the need to make.
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