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NHRC forms committee to 'study' Nithari investigation
New Delhi, Feb 15 (UNI) Questioning the CBI decision to file merely 19 cases into the serial killings at Nithari village in Uttar Pradesh, despite reports of 38 missing children, the National Human Rights Commission has formed a committee to study the matter and file its report within eight weeks.
The committee, formed on February 12 and headed by P C Sharma, would suggest appropriate guidelines that would meaningfully protect which will promote Human Rights of children while asking the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to submit a detailed report on the status of CBI investigation into the case, NHRC acting Chairman Shivraj V Patil told mediapersons today.
''The Chief Secretary and the DGP have also been directed to specify whether or not cases of all missing persons/children been registered and entrusted to the CBI for investigation.'' The 'detailed report but the up government would have to be submitted within four weeks, Mr Patil said.
The direction comes after the DGP, UP submitted a report on the serial killings mentioning that 19 cases had been registered between December 13, 2006 and January 1, 2007 in connection with the missing of children from Noida's Sector 31 Nithari village.
The UP government's report also specified the steps like distribution of relief to the families of victims, disciplinary action against errant officials and efforts to trace those missing.
''Not
satisfied
with
the
steps,
the
Commission
issued
the
directions
as
it
has
taken
a
serious
view
of
the
phenomenon
of
missing
children
from
several
parts
of
the
country.''
We
felt
the
issue
needed
to
be
examined
in
depth
and
guidelines
be
evolved
to
deal
such
cases
effectively
to
avoid
any
repetition
and
in
the
best
interest
of
upholding
the
Human
Rights
of
children,
said
the
NHRC
chief
adding
that
''after
the
committee
submits
its
report
the
matter
would
be
taken
by
the
full
Commission.''
''On
the
basis
of
the
discussion
proper
guidelines
would
be
framed
and
forwarded
to
the
Central
and
State
govenments
for
neccessary
action.''
UNI
