New Delhi, March 13
The Delhi Police Dwarka District traced 23 missing children in a special drive launched to trace the kids.
The drive was launched in view of directions passed by Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava where all policemen including the anti human trafficking unit were instructed to trace the missing children.
DCP Dwarka Santosh Kumar Meena stated that this special drive has tried to achieve the tracing target of total 37 Minor Children who were reported missing from the area of Dwarka District in the month of February and with the efforts of the policemen.
The police said out of the total 23 missing children, six are boys while 17 are girls.
Speaking about their operation, the police added that local police tried to trace every child and make all efforts to get clues about their parentsa and home so that they can be restored properly. All practical and legal aspects were kept in view. The local enquiry was done in and around the place of stay of the missing children. Friends and family members of the missing children were also contacted and were dealt with calmly and professionally which helped in building trust between police and citizens.
The police added that during the drive, photographs of the missing children/persons were shared on different Whatsapp groups & Covid-Volunteer groups and NGOs. Special announcements were made by PA system in nearby areas and parks.
The officials stated that the police are now screening and completing documentation of all the children residing in shelter homes, bus stands, roads, religious places etc to reunite the missing children with their respective families.