Adv. Vijay Pandey - Chief Legal Advisor to PVCHR.

Breaking silence in the case of Child Labour: PVCHR- NHRC

In case of NHRC: 57/14/12/2013-CL 

 The case pertains to the rescue of child labourers from a bakery without payment of wages.

That it was reported earlier that accused /owner of the bakery had left for unknown destination for the last four years and the bakery shop does not exist anymore. There is no record of recovery of Rs. 20,000/- each for proof of payment to the rescued children from the accused person.

The Commission vides its proceedings dated 09.05.2019 issued final reminder to the Superintendent of Police, Kakching, Manipur to submit the report within four weeks, failing which the Commission may invoke provisions u/s 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

In pursuance of the directions of the Commission; SP, Kakching district, Manipur vide his communication dated 31.07.2019 has submitted the report stating therein that whereabouts of Md. Zillaluddin s/o Md. Nooruddin has been found out and he is presently residing at Dagarbond village, under RK Nagar PS, Karimganj district of Assam. The report states that charge sheet will be filed as soon as some pending examination of witnesses and collection of documents are completed by the IO.
The report is taken on record.

The Commission perused the report and has observed that till date there is no proper action against the accused person and it is highly delayed where an urgent and timely action was need to be taken by the police authority.

Therefore, the Commission again directs the SP, Kakching, Manipur to submit the action taken report whether the charge sheet has been filed against the accused person, within four weeks time

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