Days after a childcare institute in Sector 4 here was found guilty of giving up two minors for adoption without following the legal procedure, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on Thursday shifted the three girl inmates of the institute to another home and recommended cancellation of its registration.
A team comprising policemen and District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Ritu produced the three girls before the CWC after home in-charge Sister Lily failed to appear before the committee on Wednesday.
“The three girls at the institute run by the Ujjawal Niketan Charitable Trust have been shifted to Aarushi Home. Care will be taken to ensure that their studies are not hampered,” said CWC chairperson Shakuntala Dhull.
FIR registration sought
The two minors girls were also sent to Aarushi Home after they were surrendered before the CWC by their foster parents.
Besides, the DCPO wrote to the Station House Officer concerned seeking registration of an FIR under the Juvenile Justice Act.
The matter had come to light after a CWC team carried out a surprise inspection at the institute in November last.
‘Child trafficking’
In its report to the Deputy Commissioner, the CWC said the conduct of the home in connection with the two girls raised the doubt of “child trafficking or woman trafficking or the use of children for sexual exploitation cannot be refused as they did not provide any document to whom they handed over the children”.
The CWC also found that the home lacked proper sanitation, and did not maintain a proper nutrition chart for the children. Further, two girls had allegedly gone missing from the institute.
“As per the records inspected by the DCPO, it was found that the girls were admitted to the institute after 2014. The institute is mum on their whereabouts,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh.
Ms.Ritu said there could be more cases of missing children, hinting at possible trafficking at the house.
The police have also now ordered a scrutiny of the previous records of the institute.
