19-06-2025
6 mentally distressed persons rescued, rehabilitated under ‘Operation Mukti'
Nagpur: In a commendable effort under the Nagpur city police's flagship initiative 'Operation Mukti', six mentally distressed individuals, including women and a minor girl, were rescued and shifted to govt hospitals and shelter facilities across the city.
The operations, conducted in collaboration with NGOs, reflect the police's commitment to rehabilitating vulnerable individuals, with over 100 persons already reintegrated into society under the programme led by commissioner of police Ravinder Singal.
In the New Kamptee police station jurisdiction, two women, Geeta Santosh Jadhav (45) and Pushpa Gulkande (60), found in a disoriented state at Lihigaon, were admitted to the MNP Urban Homeless Shelter on Temple Bazaar Road, Sitabuldi, with assistance from police staff.
Similarly, another woman, Shobha Ramkumar Agrawal, found near the bus stand in a distressed condition, was medically examined and shifted to a homeless shelter.
In Wathoda police limits, an unidentified elderly woman, found disoriented near Baba Taj Masjid on Bahadur Road, received primary treatment at Medical Hospital, Nagpur, before being admitted to the Aadhar Urban Homeless Shelter at Butique Kanya School, Temple Bazaar Road, facilitated by constables Nutan and Santosh.
Meanwhile, a complaint received via Child Helpline 1098 about a minor girl begging near Maharajbagh in the Sitabuldi police station area prompted swift action. The Child Protection Unit, with Sitabuldi police support, rescued the girl and initiated her rehabilitation at a children's home.
The urgency of such interventions is underscored by recent tragedies, with two homeless individuals murdered and around 10 succumbing to heatwave, hunger, and other causes in the last month. Nagpur police and NGOs continue their relentless efforts to provide care and dignity to the city's most vulnerable.
