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New Indian Express
02-08-2025
- New Indian Express
Operation Muskaan: 7,678 children rescued in Telangana
HYDERABAD: The Women Safety Wing, Telangana has rescued 7,678 children, including 529 girls, across the state under the Operation Muskaan in the month of July. The operation is aimed at identifying and rescuing missing children forced into labour in hazardous conditions, begging and other such activities. Women Safety Wing (WSW) chief Charu Sinha said that 7,149 boys and 529 girls were rescued from July 1 to July 31 in the state. Out of them, 3783 are from 12 different states, including Odisha, Bihar and Rajasthan. Among the rescued victims, 6,718 were child labourers, 42 beggars, 357 street children, two bonded labourers while 559 were found engaged in other employment. A total of 1,713 cases were registered and 1,718 persons arrested during the operation.
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Time of India
Op Muskaan: Hundreds of children forced into work rescued
Hyderabad: Hundreds of children working as labourers were rescued across the state, and FIRs registered against those who employing them. The children were either handed over to their parents after being counselled not to send them to work or placed in the care of child welfare authorities. In 'Operation Muskaan' undertaken by the police and officials of various departments from July 1 to July 30, children — both boys and girls — under 18 years of age were rescued from brick kilns, mechanic shops, forced begging, poultry farms, cattle herding, hotels, kirana shops, medical shops, and from streets where they were found begging. The authorities also uploaded information about missing children in the 'Darpan' app to help trace their addresses. In Siddipet commissionerate limits, 94 children, including 10 girls, were rescued. The rescued children are from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Nepal, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Meghalaya. The police registered 27 cases against those who employed them. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad In Nizamabad, Armoor, and Bodhan, 154 children, including six girls, were rescued. FIRs were registered in 15 cases against those who employed them. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Best SIP Plans for NRIs in Albania – Get ₹2L Monthly Pension | Invest ₹18K PB Learn More Undo In Bhadradri Kothagudem, Operation Muskaan-X1 phase saw 54 child labourers being rescued, including 10 girls. Of the total, 43 were handed over to their parents, and one was sent to a govt-run home. Cases were filed against 39 people for employing children, and notices were sent to 13 of them. As many as 133 children employed in Mahbubnagar were rescued and handed over to their parents or relatives. Apart from the police, the Child Welfare Committee, labour department, education department, child protection department, and health department also participated in the operation. Of the total children rescued in Mahbubnagar, 122 were boys and 11 girls. Among these, 38 belonged to other states. Police registered 43 cases against their employers.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Time of India
103 women, girls go missing in Maha daily, nearly 90% traced
1 2 Nagpur: Ninety per cent of 103 women and girls going missing every day between April 2024 and March 2025 (37,695 in all) in Maharashtra were traced, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state legislative council on Wednesday. In Nagpur city alone, 5,897 people — including 4,923 women and girls — were reported missing between January 2024 and May 2025. Of these, 5,210 persons were located, pushing Nagpur's recovery rate in missing person cases to over 90%, and in some instances as high as 97%. Fadnavis said dedicated operations like 'Operation Muskaan' and 'Operation Shodh' significantly improved the recovery rate across the state, with Nagpur emerging as one of the top-performing regions. "Targeted campaigns like Operation Muskaan and Operation Shodh have delivered visible results. Nagpur's success rate under these initiatives is among the highest," Fadnavis said while replying to a question by various legislators. State-wide, Operation Muskaan — focused on tracing missing children — helped recover 4,193 minors, while Operation Shodh, focused on women, helped locate 4,960 missing women and 1,364 children within a month-long drive. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cardiologists Recommend: Eat 1 Teaspoon Tonight – Wake Up With a Flatter Stomach Hollywood News | USA Click Here Undo Police also found 106 women and 703 children who had never been formally reported missing but were located during field operations. Fadnavis said that following Supreme Court guidelines, an FIR must be filed mandatorily in all missing person cases. "If a child is missing, it is immediately registered as a kidnapping case. This has improved police accountability and response time," he said. To institutionalise efforts, the state has established Missing Cells at every police station, headed by a woman officer. IPS officers at the rank of additional director general (ADG) now directly monitor missing cases and women's safety. The CM acknowledged that human trafficking remains a concern and said the govt is working to break such networks. Fadnavis also highlighted the role of Bharosa one-stop centres, which provide shelter, legal help, and counselling to women who leave home due to domestic or family issues. Schools are being targeted through the 'Police Kaka-Didi' initiative to educate children about safety, including procedures related to missing cases.
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Business Standard
16-07-2025
- Business Standard
Over 37K women, girls reported missing in Maharashtra during FY25: Govt
The Maharashtra Police Services for Citizens Portal recorded missing complaints of 37,695 women and girls, of which 4,096 were below the age of 18 years, from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the legislative council, Fadnavis, who hold the home portfolio, informed the house that from 2021 to May 2025, as many as 16,160 cases were registered with police related to sexual assault and harassment of minor girls. "The Maharashtra Police Services for Citizens Portal registered missing complaints of 4,096 girls below the age of 18 years and 33,599 women from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025," he said. Nagpur city recorded 5,897 complaints related to missing people from January 2024 to May 2025, of which 776 were children, according to the CM. In an oral reply, Fadnavis said of the 5,897 missing persons, nearly 5,210, representing 90 per cent of the total, were traced. In a year-and-a-half, the number of those traced goes to 96-97 per cent, but 3-4 per cent remain untraceable. If a missing person happens to be a minor, then a case of kidnapping has to be registered with police as per Supreme Court guidelines, the CM noted. Fadnavis said the police started 'Operation Shodh' from April 17 to May 15, 2025 during which 4,960 women and 1,364 children were traced. Of these, 106 women and 703 were reported missing in police records. Similarly, under Operation Muskaan, launched to trace missing children, as many as 41,193 minors were traced between July 2015 and December 2024, he added.
Mint
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Devendra Fadnavis' open invite to Uddhav Thackeray? ‘Can think about scope of coming to…'
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and invited him to join the ruling side – Mahayuti alliance – in Vidhan Parishad, reported PTI. Speaking on the occasion of Uddhav Thackeray's farewell from the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad, Fadnavis stated that his government doesn't have any 'scope' to come into Opposition until 2029. "At least till 2029, there is no scope for us to come there (Opposition). Uddhav Ji can think about the scope of coming to this side (ruling party) and that can be thought about in a different way, but there is absolutely no scope left for us to come there (Opposition)," PTI quoted CM Fadnavis as saying. Earlier on 11 July, after the assembly cleared the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, Uddhav Thackeray had taken a swipe at the ruling Mahayuti government, saying that the bill should be renamed as "BJP security bill". In his accusations, Thackeray said the ruling government is 'misusing majority' while alleging that the bill will allow the government to 'pick up' ordinary people and imprison them. "They can pick up anyone, including ordinary people, and imprison them. This bill is similar to previous acts like MESA and TADA. This bill should be called the 'BJP security bill' instead of the public security bill, as they believe speaking out against the BJP is tantamount to criticising the country. Currently, we don't support this bill," Thackeray had said. CM Fadnavis, while addressing the Question Hour session in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, informed that 41,193 missing children have been traced so far through 'Operation Muskaan'. He also added that 4,960 women and 1,364 children were traced under Operation Khoj in 2025 alone. CM Fadnavis said his government has established 'Missing Cell' in all police stations after taking such cases seriously. The cell's responsibility has been handed over to senior women officers, he added. The CM also clarified that data is being shared between the state and the Centre through the Missing Portal, with the record of every missing person uploaded and updated on time. When Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve raised the point that only finding people is not enough but concrete policies should also be made on social aspects like child marriage and human trafficking, CM Fadnavis assured that the government will analyse these cases from a sociological perspective.
