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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Tricked, trafficked and trapped: 10 girls rescued from placement agency
New Delhi: Ten minor girls who were allegedly held captive and subjected to physical and mental abuse were rescued from a placement agency in Vijay Vihar Phase-II, Rohini on Thursday. They were brought to the national capital with the promise of employment but exploited instead. Police sources said that a complaint was filed by an official from Jharkhand Bhawan after the girls were rescued. He claimed that the minors were being subjected to both physical and mental abuse. According to the complaint, a woman named Reeta used to beat and mistreat the minors. Furthermore, all the girls were forcibly sent to work in different households. The minors, aged between 14 and 17, were allegedly trafficked from remote villages in Jharkhand and forced into domestic labour under inhumane conditions. Initial probe found that all the 10 girls hail from the Sahibganj district in Jharkhand and belong to economically vulnerable communities. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Deputy commissioner of police (Rohini) Rajeev Ranjan said they arrested Reeta (34) and registered a case under sections of human trafficking , child labour and the JJ Act. Six of these girls were brought recently, while four were working there for the past year. They were supplied as maids in flats and bungalows. One of the rescued girls, who was employed as a domestic help in a bungalow, said that she was never paid her full salary. She repeatedly expressed her desire to return home, but her pleas were ignored. Another minor said that when she repeatedly requested to be sent home, she was thrashed. Virender Kumar, from NGO Mission Mukti Foundation, which assisted in the operation, said they received a lead after a girl made a phone call expressing that she wanted to go home and was in Shahdara. Later, her phone was switched off. The girl then called again, while hiding from the placement agency people, and told the rescuers that she was at an unknown location. The rescuers asked her to send her live location, which she did, along with a photograph of a nearby house. Based on this information, the rescuers reached the spot and successfully rescued the girls. Police said they would investigate the documents of the placement agency to determine whether it was operating legally.
Hans India
23-07-2025
- Hans India
Four children among 36 bonded labourers rescued
Nalgonda: In a major crackdown on bonded labour, a joint operation by the district police, revenue, child welfare, and other departments has rescued 36 individuals including four child labourers from illegal captivity in the Krishna River belt under the Devarakonda sub-division. For some time, certain fish traders in the region had been illegally trafficking people from other states like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha, forcing them into bonded labour without pay. The victims were threatened, deprived of wages, and made to work under exploitative conditions in fishing operations. The authorities arrested eight individuals responsible for the crime that includes Vaddty Jawaharlal, Ramavath Ramesh; Mailapalli Shiva; Kare Simhachalam; Vanka Vishaka; Eripalli Babuji; Chapala Tata Rao; and Chapala Bangari. Multiple cases have been filed at the Neredugommu and Gudipally police stations under sections of the BNS, JJ Act, and Bonded Labour System Abolition Act (BLSA). Investigations revealed that agents from Hyderabad and Vijayawada identified as Raju, Jagan, Lokesh, and Venkanna lured migrants with false promises of Rs 15,000 monthly salary, two-hour workdays, free food, and alcohol. However, upon arrival at Mallepally in Devarakonda, the victims were held captive, their mobile phones confiscated, and made to fish in the Krishna River under abusive conditions. Only two meals a day were provided, and they were often beaten when demanding wages. Special teams are pursuing the absconding agents. Superintendent of Police warned that strict action will be taken against anyone found trafficking or exploiting workers. Citizens were urged to report child labor or bonded labor to Child Helpline 1098 or Women's Helpline 181. The operation was led by Devarakonda ASP Mounika with coordination from CIs, SIs of Gudipally, Neredugommu, and others. The SP praised officers including P Mahesh, R. Raju, VPO Prashant, and Y Narender Reddy for their effort. Nalgonda District SP Sharath Chandra Pawar disclosed the case details and produced the accused and rescued before the media in a press meet held at DPO office auditorium in Nalgonda.
Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Indian Express
‘He is a demon': 23 schoolchildren accuse Rajasthan govt school teacher of sexual harassment
A 59-year-old government school teacher has been arrested in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district for allegedly making obscene videos and sexually harassing minor students. According to police, 23 students have come forward alleging harassment by the teacher. He has been suspended. The teacher had allegedly been exploiting students for two years by threatening them that he would fail them in exams if they told their parents anything, officials said. A purported video of the teacher recently went viral. Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar, after watching the video, said, 'It seems he is not a teacher but a demon.' The minister said that the government would take strict action against the teacher who has 'misused his position and sexually harassed innocent school children'. A police officer familiar with the case said, 'A student requested his parents to not send him to school and insisted on changing his school. When the family members took the child into confidence and asked him the reason, he told them what was happening in the school. Shocked family members then informed village residents about the teacher's misdeeds.' Following this, village residents reached the school on Friday morning and staged a protest. They later even tried to lock the school. Government officials and police officers subsequently reached the spot and controlled the situation. Police told The Indian Express that 23 students came forward alleging harassment by the teacher. 'The age group of students range between six and 16 years. The teacher harassed both male and female students. He has been arrested and we have charged him under sections of POCSO Act, SC/ST Act, BNS, IT Act and JJ Act so that he gets rigorous punishment,' police said.
India Today
17-07-2025
- General
- India Today
Bombay High Court dismisses Indian couple's plea to adopt American nephew
In an unprecedented case where an American child was to be adopted by his uncle and aunt from Pune, the Bombay High Court noted that there is no provision in the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act or the Adoption Regulations for the adoption of a child of foreign citizenship, even by relatives, unless the child is either 'in need of care and protection' or a 'child in conflict with law.' The court thus dismissed the plea of the childless bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale observed that the petitioners argued that in the absence of any specific provision, the court, under its extraordinary jurisdiction, has the power to permit such an adoption and issue directions to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA). However, the court rejected this case involved a couple residing in Pune, both Indian citizens, who sought to adopt a US-born minor who is the biological child of the petitioner-wife's sister. The child was born in America in 2019 but has been living with the couple in Pune. The couple approached CARA to formalise the adoption, but CARA refused to register them on the grounds that the Adoption Regulations do not provide for the adoption of an American citizen. The petitioners, who profess the Muslim faith, do not have a codified personal law governing Shirin Merchant, appearing for the couple, submitted that their additional concern was that US authorities might refuse to renew the child's passport without a valid adoption order, rendering his stay in India potentially petitioners pointed out that the child is now six years old, attends school in India, and is required to travel to the US every year to renew his to do so could result in him becoming an illegal migrant in India. Therefore, considering the child's stability, identity and future prospects, they requested the Court to allow the petition and direct CARA to give its clearance for the CARA stated that while it was sympathetic to the petitioners' predicament, it is bound by the prevailing legal Y S Bhate submitted that while regulations exist for couples from foreign countries adopting Indian children, this was a rare case involving an American child being adopted by Indian citizens, something that has not occurred submitted that neither the JJ Act nor the Adoption Regulations apply to the adoption of a child who is an American further stated that, in such circumstances, CARA cannot give clearance for the adoption unless the child is first adopted in the US under its applicable proposed a solution: the petitioners could adopt the child in the US as per American laws or the child could apply for Indian citizenship through the the surrender of the child by his biological parents, adoption could then be facilitated in India under the JJ Act and prevailing Adoption the couple declined this suggestion, the bench, in its order dismissing the plea, stated: "There is no fundamental right of the petitioners to adopt an American child, who does not fall within the applicability of the JJ Act and the Regulations thereunder, even if he is born to Indian parents. Neither is there any violation of any fundamental right of the child of American nationality to be adopted by an Indian citizen. The predicament of the petitioners can be easily resolved in the manner suggested by CARA."- EndsTune InMust Watch
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC no for US kid's adoption by Muslim couple from India
Mumbai: Bombay high court refused to direct the Central Adoption Resource Agency (Cara) to approve the adoption of an American child by an Indian Muslim couple. It observed that neither the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act nor the Adoption Regulations allow the adoption of a child of foreign citizenship unless the child is 'in need of care and protection' or 'in conflict with law. ' "There is no fundamental right of the petitioners to adopt an American child, which child does not fall within the applicability of the JJ Act and the regulations thereunder even if he is born to Indian parents. Neither is there any violation of any fundamental right of the child of American nationality to be adopted by an Indian citizen," said Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale on Wednesday. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai They dismissed a petition by the childless couple from Pune who sought to adopt a child (now six years of age) from their California-based relatives. They brought him to India in Oct 2019. As they are Muslims with no law for adoption, they approached the district court under Section 56 (2) for adoption from 'a relative'. Cara, the regulator for in-country and inter-country adoption, refused to register them as prospective adoptive parents. They moved the high court, saying without valid adoption the child's stay in India may become illegal. Their advocate, Shirin Merchant, argued that Section 56(2) provides for the adoption of a child from a relative. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Experience next-level CPAP comfort with Resmed AirSense 11 ResMed Buy Now Undo She said Cara is unnecessarily treating the adoption under AR 23 for NRI, OCI, and foreigners. Cara's advocate, Y S Bhate, said the JJ Act and AR do not apply to the adoption of a child who is an American citizen by Indian parents. The judges said the JJ Act applies to all matters concerning 'child in need of care and protection' and 'child in conflict with law'. Admittedly, the child does not fall within these definitions. "Hence, provisions of the Act… do not apply," Justice Gokhale wrote. The judges said Section 56 (2) cannot operate independently of the Act. A relative must first relinquish the child for it to be a 'child in need of care and protection'. Also, AR 23 provides for post-adoption procedures for bringing a foreign child adopted by Indian parents to India. The petitioners were "always at liberty to adopt this legal and regular procedure." While Merchant insisted that the adoption be treated as in-country adoption provided under the AR, the judges said it has to follow the parent Act. They said the petitioners' "predicament" can be resolved by Cara's suggestion to apply for Indian citizenship and following surrender by biological parents to follow the JJ Act or adopt the child in US. The petitioners "were not inclined to accept the same".
