26 girls ‘missing’ from Bhopal shelter home located, CM Mohan Yadav orders action

26 girls ‘missing’ from Bhopal shelter home located, CM Mohan Yadav orders action

Madhya Pradesh Police located all 26 girls who were reported to have gone missing from an illegally run children’s home in Bhopal on Saturday. Two district Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) were suspended in connection with the case and notice was issued to another two.

According to the police, 10 girls were found in the Adampur Chawni area, 13 in slums, two in Top Nagar, and one in Raisen.

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Meanwhile, MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that the girls of a children’s home who were alleged to have gone missing were safe, and directed officials to take action against such institutions which were operating illegally.

He also told senior officials via video conference from Indore that strict action should be taken against children’s homes that are operating without due permissions and registration, an official release said.

Bhopal district rural Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar Singh told PTI that all the missing girls were safe and with their families.

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On Thursday, police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on the complaint of district programme officer Ramgopal Yadav against Anil Mathew for allegedly running the children’s home illegally.

Mathew failed to provide a registration certificate for the facility, and 26 of 68 girl inmates were missing, the complainant claimed, PTI reported.

(With inputs from PTI)