Taking suo-moto cognizance of the disappearance of nine girls from Sanskar Ashram for Girls, Dilshad Garden, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has summoned Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police (Crime) and has asked the DCP to appear before the commission on December 18, 2018 at 12pm.
“It is shocking that it is has been over 10 days since the girls went missing and till date nobody has no clue on their whereabouts.
In view of the same, DCW has issued summons to Deputy Commission of Police, Crime Branch to personally appear before the Commission and apprise the Commission of the current status in the matter. Further, the case file in the matter has been sought,” DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal said.
“The manner in which such large number of girls went missing from the home and nobody appears to have any clue raises serious doubts on the connivance of the home staff.
These girls were victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and the possibility of the traffickers and brothels owners kidnapping these girls in connivance with the Home staff needs to be investigated in detail,” Maliwal stated in the official letter.
Further, the commission in their official summon stated that the case is a matter of violation of women’s rights in the Capital and as per the functions of the Commission, it read.
Following which, DCW chairperson has asked the DCP Crime to personally appear before the commission, produce status reports of the investigation, and produce copy of entire case file and any other record relevant in the matter.
“In case of fail of the abovementioned order, the Commission shall be constrained to carry forward the proceedings against your office under provisions laid down in Civil Procedure Code,” it read.