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The commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports stating that the boy mercilessly thrashed for hours and no action was taken by

RPF or GRP to save him.

30 Mar 2016

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Railway Board Chairman and the Director General of Police of Madhya Pradesh over an incident, in which a young boy was beaten up by fellow passengers on a Mumbai bound train on March 25. The commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports stating that the boy mercilessly thrashed for hours while no action was taken by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) or the Government Railway Police (GRP) to save him. The commission has given them four weeks time to submit detailed reports in the matter. The Commission has observed that it is a matter of concern that despite deployment of RPF to monitor security of the passengers in the moving trains and the GRP at every station, no security personnel noticed the plight of the victim between Jabalpur and Itarasi. According to the media reports, the boy, Sumit, had boarded S-2 coach of Mumbai bound Pataliputra - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express from Jabalpur at 11:00 p.m. on the 25th March. He reportedly had an altercation over drinking water from the bottle of a fellow passenger. Thereafter, a group of them beat and hanged him upside down out of the window of the fast moving train for nearly four hours covering a distance of about 272 kilometers from Jabalpur to Itarasi. They did not stop at this only and continued to beat him mercilessly at every station till some vendors saved him from their clutches. Allegedly, the group of passengers, who beat Sumit, was travelling from Patna to Mumbai to appear in a competitive examination.

Itarsi train assault: NHRC issues notice to Railway Board chairman and Madhya Pradesh DGP

Mar 30, 2016

The NHRC has issued a notice to the chairman of the Railway board and DGP of Madhya Pradesh for inaction after a boy was tied to a train's window and beaten by his co-passengers at the Itarsi station. Following a tiff over a trivial issue, a boy was tied to a train's window and was beaten by co-passengers in Madhya Pradesh's Itarsi station on Tuesday. The boy had apparently closed his lips on the bottle of water that belonged to the assailants. This even when the victim and his assailants were known to each other and were all travelling together. The boy was let go before the train moved out of the station. An FIR has been registered against 3 people in the case.

NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on its missing kids

Mar 31, 2016

National Human Rights Commission has sought “detailed reports” explaining the actual status from the state government.

Notices have been issued to the state chief secretary and the director general of police seeking their reports within four weeks

Chennai: Expressing distress over reports that the number of missing children is on the rise in Tamil Nadu, the National Human Rights Commission has sought “detailed reports” explaining the actual status from the state government.

Notices have been issued to the state chief secretary and the director general of police seeking their reports within four weeks, according to a media release from the NHRC in New Delhi, which said the Commission took suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding the increase in the number of missing children.

The Commission noted that more than two children go missing every day in Tamil Nadu and as such, 271 children had reportedly gone missing from different parts of the state.

A report had said recently that the number of missing kids in the state rose from 441 (2014) to 656 (2015), and in Chennai itself their number rose from 114 (214) to 149 (including 71 girls) in 2015.

“Reportedly, the police do not investigate these cases seriously as these missing children belong to poor segments of society”, said the NHRC release. Observing that “can there be no bigger pain for the parents and the little children than losing each other”, the Commission said that the contents of the media report, if true, raised serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim children and their parents.

It also drew the attention of the TN chief secretary and DGP to the Supreme Court order on 10 May 2013 (WP, civil 75/2012) wherein a number of directions, including mandatory registration of FIRs and prompt investigation in the matter of missing children, were issued.

The NHRC had issued many recommendations and guidelines on the issue of missing children, which were also noted by the SC while hearing the matter.

“Reportedly, the mafia that controls begging and even those involved in child prostitution and adoption rackets could be behind these disappearances. Although, begging is banned in Chennai, seldom any action is initiated against the practitioners. Beggars are often found accompanied by toddlers and infants. As of now, reportedly, there is no system in place to check the origins of these people and find out if the children accompanying them are legitimately related to them”, the NHRC lamented.

Is it all true?

“Reportedly, the mafia that controls begging and even those involved in child prostitution and adoption rackets could be behind these disappearances. Although, begging is banned in Chennai, seldom any action is initiated against the practitioners.

Beggars are often found accompanied by toddlers and infants. As of now, reportedly, there is no system in place to check the origins of these people and find out if the children accompanying them are legitimately related to them”, the NHRC lamented.

The NHRC issued a number of recommendations and guidelines on the issue of missing children

31 Mar 2016

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu government over increasing cases of children going missing from different parts of the state. The Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Tamil Nadu, the number of missing children is on a rise. More than two children go missing every day in the State and as such, during the first three months of the current year, 271 children have gone missing from different parts of the State, said an NHRC statement. Reportedly, police do not investigate these cases seriously as these missing children belong to poor segments of society.

Observing that "can there be a bigger pain for the parents and the little children than losing each other", the Commission said that the contents of the media report, if true, raise serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim children and their parents. Accordingly, notices have been issued to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Government of Tamil Nadu calling for detailed reports in the matter. They have been given four weeks to respond. "The Commission has also drawn their attention to the judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No 75/2012 dated May 10, 2013 wherein a number of directions, including mandatory registration of FIRs and prompt investigation in the matter of missing children, were issued.

"The NHRC has issued a number of recommendations and guidelines on the issue of missing children, which were also noted by the Supreme Court while hearing the matter," the statement said. According to the media report, carried on March 23, the number of missing children cases in Tamil Nadu is on increase from 441 cases in 2014 to 656 children in 2015. In Chennai itself, 114 children went missing in 2014 and this number rose to 149 (including 71 girl children) in 2015. Reportedly, 58 children have gone missing from Chennai this year, so far. Reportedly, the mafia that controls bagging and even those involved in child prostitution and adoption rackets could be behind these disappearances, the statement said. Although, begging is banned in Chennai seldom, any action is initiated against the practice. Beggers are often found accompanied by toddlers and infants. As of now, reportedly, there is no system in place to check the origin of these people and find out if the children accompanying them are legitimately related to them, it added.