Imphal Apr 10 UNA : Police in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has registered a case against five persons, alleging them behind the sending of the 19 children from the district (Ukhrul) who were among 23 children from the state recently rescued from a children home at Jaipur of Rajasthan.
The 23 children between the age of eight and ten, all hailing from Manipur were among 51 children rescued by the Rajasthan state authority and NGOs including members of Tangkhul Shanao Long, Delhi (TSLD) from an illegal confinement at two illegal child shelter homes in Jaipur on March 13 last.
The 23 children (14 girls and 9 boys) from the state were rescued from Grace Home runs by one Jacob John, who claims to be a pastor and brought back to Imphal on March 31 last by an official of the Manipur state Commission for Protection of Child and handed over to their respective families after medical check up was conducted at Imphal.
Ukhrul police registered the case on April 7 last on received of a joint complaint from the chairman of the Child Welfare Committee Ukhrul, Ngathingpham Jimik and two members of the committee Ringphami A Shimray and Leisan C.
As per the complaint lodged by them, Nganengmi Vashe of Teinem village, Leishipham Chamroy, Anderson Yangya of Paorei village, Leiyashim Lungleng of Paorei village, Grace Varsha wife of Songcham Varsha of Greenland, Ukhrul were responsible for sending the children to the unregistered children home at Jaipur.
Police registered the case under section 370(5)/34 of IPC. Section 370 of IPC related with “buying and disposing of any person as a slave. The offence under this section is cognizable, non-bailable, non-compoundable and triable by magistrate of the first class. They could be punished with imprisonment of seven years and fine.
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