In order to search and rescue the missing children and hand them over to their families, as reported in various police stations in the State since 2000, the Uttarakhand police is going to launch a one-month long operation- ‘Operation Smile’ from Thursday. This operation will be conducted in two phases - each for 15 days.
Additional SP (crime, law and order) Mamta Vohra has been made nodal officer of this operation at police head quarter level. Under this operation, several teams have been made at district level. Uttarakhand police launched an operation alike ‘Operation Smile’ launched by Ghaziabad police recently, it is learnt.
Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti said that he has appointed Circle officer Manoj Katyal as nodal officer and seven teams- consisting four policemen and one inspector in each team have been made under this operation to search and rescue the missing children in the district. CO Katyal would monitor the works completed by the teams. These teams would also seek cooperation from various departments including social welfare, women and child development, medical and health welfare, persecution, labour, child helping, non- government organisations, self help groups and others to complete the assigned works, he added.