MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SMT. V. RADHIKA SELVI)
(a) & (b): Yes Sir. The details of the total number of cases registered during the year
2005, 2006 & 2007 (upto 15/11/07) are as under:
Year Kidnapping cases of girls.
2005 829
2006 809
2007 (upto 15th November) 809
The reasons for the increase of such cases include emphasis on free and fair
registration of cases; proactive action taken by the police in these cases; registration of
cases under substantive sections of law as soon as a girl is reported missing – treating it as
a case of kidnapping; maladjustment at home on account of ideological gap between the
generations resulting in many girls running away from home; high expectations of parents from
their children leading to girls running away from home; luring of the girls by their relatives
or known persons to elope or run away from home due to their easy accessibility to the
victims.
(c): The number of girls recovered during the year 2005, 2006 & 2007 (upto 15th November)
is given below:
Year Girls Recovered
2005 511
2006 608
2007 (upto 15th November) 435
(d) & (e): The requisite information is given below:
Year No. of Complaints No. of erring Punishment received by Delhi police officer Awarded Police
2005 Nil Nil Nil
2006 2 Inspector – 1 Censured ASI - 2
2007 (upto 15th November) 1 SI - 1 Censured
(f): The steps taken by Delhi Police to check such cases are given below:
1. Kidnapping cases of minor girls are treated as special report cases and fortnightly
report of investigation conducted is submitted before the concerned DCPs.
2. Photographs alongwith the complete description of the kidnapped/missing minor girls
are sent to Missing Persons Squad for telecasting these details on Doordarshan with the consent
of parents.
3. In the Missing Persons Squad a probable matching is prepared from the available data
bank and the available information alongwith the photograph is provided to the general public
through internet (ZIPNET) at the website www.tempweb23.nic.in, which is proving to be very
useful.
4. Wireless messages are sent to all the SSPs in India containing complete description of
the kidnapped/missing minor girls.
5. Information with relevant details of victims is also shared with the CBI.
6. Photographs of the missing girl are published in the newspapers promptly.
7. Photographs of missing girls are given wide publicity at all the prominent outlets of
the city viz, railway station, inter-state bus stands, airports, regional passport office etc.
with the written consent of the parents/guardians of the minor.
8. Enquiries are conducted in the neighbourhood, the place of work/study of the missing
minor, from friends, colleagues, acquaintances, relatives, etc. immediately. Papers and
belongings of the missing persons are also promptly investigated.
9. Principal, Class-teacher and classmates of the missing minors are contacted.
10. Hospitals and mortuaries are searched immediately after receiving the complaint.
11. Rewards for furnishing clues about missing girls are announced promptly.
12. Hue and cry notices are given promptly.
13. Two Sub-Inspectors in each Police station have been designated as Juvenile Welfare
Officers to deal with these cases. These officers are being given special sensitization
training at the Police Training College, Delhi.
14. Red-light areas are also checked to trace minor girls.
