India
26 girls missing from illegal children’s home in India
Bhopal: At least 26 girls, hailing from different states of India, including Gujarat, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, have gone missing from an illegally-run shelter home in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident came to light when National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairman Priyank Kanungo made a surprise visit to the Aanchal Girls’ Hostel in the Parwalia area on the outskirts of Bhopal. After checking the shelter home’s register, Priyank Kanungo found that there were entries of 68 girls in it, but 26 of them were missing.
When Anil Mathew, the Director of the shelter home, was questioned about the missing girls, he did not give “satisfactory answers”.
