A.P. police to launch ‘Operation Trace' to identify missing and kidnapped girls from August 1
The aim of the programme is to trace girls and reunite them with their families. The Women and Child Safety Wing will conduct the operation in association with the IGPs, DIGs and Superintendents of Police (SPs) and other officers across the State, the DGP said.
Releasing the posters of Operation Trace, along with Additional DGP (Law and Order) N. Madhusudhan Reddy and Women and Child Safety Wing head and IGP B. Raja Kumari, at the A.P. Police headquarters on Thursday, the DGP said that police will constitute task force teams and collect data in all districts from August 1 to 3.
The police officers will visit the shelter homes, enquire about the details of girls staying in NGO homes, verify their aadhaar cards, file FIRs, and speak with their family members.
From August 10 to 31, the police teams will launch 'Find Her' programme and conduct searches in bus and railway stations, shrines and other places. 'Instructions have been given on top priority for 'Operation Trace' to identify the missing and kidnapped girls and inquire about the status of the cases,' Mr. Harish Kumar Gupta said.
Police will trace the girls in the border check-posts, use facial recognition and Mission Vatsalya portal, reconnect them with their families through Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), provide counselling through NGOs and necessary medical aid to them, the DGP said.
CID Women Protection Cell Superintendent of Police N. Sridevi Rao and other officers were alos present during the occasion.
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