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| Children go missing at alarming rate in JK | | Conviction rate zero | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Despite repeated advisories of Union government for containing the crime against children, the number of untraced children increases with every passing day. Besides a marginal number of cases are charge sheeted while the conviction rate is still zero.
According to data furnished by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1438 children went missing in last four years and at an average of last three years, more than one child went missing per day.
For the last concluding year 2014, a large number of children 490 went missing out of which 235 were traced back by law enforcement agencies while 255 remained untraced.
Those traced included 126 male children and 109 female children while those untraced included 103 male and 152 female.
For the same year only 139 cases were registered out of which only 49 cases were chargesheeted by police while cases conviction rate remained nil. A total of 122 persons were arrested out of which 68 were charge sheeted and conviction of persons remained zero.
The sluggish approach of police investigation only reflects insensitivity of the police.
The latest advisory of Union Home Ministry to state government reads as, "Set up exclusive 'Crime against Women/Children' desks in each police station. There should be no delay, whatsoever, in registration of FIRs in all cases of crime against children. All out efforts should be made to apprehend all the accused named in the FIR immediately so as to generate confidence in the victims and their family members. The administration and police should play a more proactive role in detection and investigation of crime against children and also ensuring that there is no under reporting",
The fourth section of advisory reads: "Cases of crime against children should be thoroughly investigated and charge sheets against the accused persons should be filed within three months from the date of occurrence without compromising on the quality of investigation.
Proper supervision of such cases should be ensured from recording of FIR to the disposal of the case. Speedy investigation should be conducted in heinous crimes like rape, murder etc. The medical examination of rape victims should be conducted without delay".
It appears from the furnished data the state police department has shown thumb to the directions of Union government.
For the year 2013, a total of 431 children went missing across Jammu and Kashmir out of which 237 were traced by law enforcement agencies while 194 remained untraced. "Those traced by police included 118 male children and 119 female and those who were remained untraced included 84 male and 110 female.
Despite the fact that a huge number of children went missing in year 2013 but only 26 cases were registered and only 18 cases were charge sheeted and conviction rate was zero. A total of 40 persons were arrested and charge sheeted by police but again conviction rate was zero, which also inkling towards faulty investigation by police.
Moreover, for the year 2012, a total of 461 children went missing out of which 197 were traced while 264 remained untraced. "The untraced children included 129 male and 135 female while those traced were 110 male and 87 female", the data revealed.
Though the ongoing year showed some improvement in working of police and only 56 children went missing in the first seven months out of which 29 were traced while 27 remained untraced.
Those traced included 18 male and 11 female, while untraced included 8 male and 10 female. |
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