The Haryana Police has succeeded in tracing 4,824 children in the State under ‘Operation Muskaan’ so far with Gurgaon district topping the list with a total of 1,094 children.
A spokesman of the Police Department said that ‘Operation Muskaan’ was launched to reunite missing children with their parents. The Gurgaon Police conducted the operation in the entire district from July 1 to 30.
Police officers deputed for this operation were given proper training and informed about the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Juvenile Justice Act, Protection of Civil Rights Act and the directions received from the Home Department.
Details of these children have been uploaded on Women and Child Development Department’s webportal ‘Missing Child’ and “Khoya-Paya” (lost-Found). The list has also been provided to print and electronic media, he added.
Various teams of Gurgaon Police have traced 1,094 children under the operation out of which 263 children were already living in different shelter homes and 831 children were traced from different places. Counselling was administered to them through office-bearers of the Counselling and Wellness Centre.
Out of the 831 children, 809 have been reunited with their parents and 22 other who could not be reunited have been lodged in shelter homes.