Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has received on Thursday the report from the police department on the alleged minor rape case that happened in the Sahaspur area of Dehradun, informed the chairperson of the commission Usha Negi. “We would provide relief to the family of the survivor. Further assistance would be given if the family asks for the same in writing to the commission. Furthermore, SCPCR chairperson along with a member of the commission Seema Dora met the accused minor boys on Thursday. The chairperson informed that the report submitted by the police department would be studied.
Speaking about the matter, Negi said, “I meet the children who were involved in the case along with five other children present in the correctional centre. The commission would try to learn why the boys went for such a heinous crime. Besides, we would do something for the children so that they can become better human beings in their future. They must be rightly motivated to think constructively about their career and life.”
Asked about the compensation given to the survivor and also about the help the commission can provide to the family, Negi said, “SCPCR is meant to provide assistance to the distressed children. As far as the survivor of the Sahaspur case is concerned, we would give direction to the different wings of the commission like the Nirbhaya cell and Juvenile Justice Board besides some NGOs engaged in children-related works to help the minor girl.”
She further said, “If the family is facing any kind of problem the commission is ready to help them. However, they must write a complaint to the commission. However, we are not sitting idle. Our team would visit the village where the crime occurred to get more details of the incident. In case, the local Panchayati or any other creates problems for the family our team would take up the matter. The family is suffering a lot,” she said.
Seema Dora, member of the commission, said, “We will also meet the parents of the accused children. We would try to convince them of the importance of proper upbringing of the children. Once the children come out of the correctional centre we would try to inculcate in them things which would help them to lead ethically sound life,” she added.