STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) member Dr. Divya Gupta has expressed concerns over the recent incident of abuse faced by two children at the hands of a doctor couple in Guwahati. She said that stringent action should be taken against those who committed such a heinous crime.
Dr. Divya Gupta mentioned that she interacted with the victim children and took stock of the violence meted out to them by the doctor couple. She said that the NCPCR will follow up on the case and make sure that the culprits get the toughest possible punishment. She also added that not just the doctors but their two domestic helpers will also face punishment, as those who help someone commit a crime are even bigger criminals.
She also pointed out the involvement of an infertility clinic conducting surrogacy in the incident of child abuse. She said that strict measures should be taken against such clinics. Mentioning that the surrogacy racket was busted, she thanked the Chief Minister of the state for personally looking into the matter while they monitored it from New Delhi.
She also mentioned that this case should be taken to a fast-track court so that a verdict can be delivered early and the people responsible can be punished. “The crime committed by the couple is beyond imagination and so heinous in nature that they should not be spared in any condition,” she said.
She mentioned that she attempted to reach the children in the observation homes of the state as per the directives of the Prime Minister, wherein she visited two such institutions and met and interacted with the children staying there. One of them is for boys, while the other is for girls. The one for boys gives shelter to 50 boys from 13 districts, while the one for girls has only two inmates. Both of them belong to the Rohingya community, and one of them was caught for the second time after she was released previously.
She reached Assam to take stock of the ground situation as well as spread awareness regarding the rights of children after doing the same in Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. She mentioned that the conditions of the observation homes in Assam are much better compared to the other places, as one unit catering to 13 districts has only 50 boys, while a unit with a capacity of 50 houses 100 boys in Bihar, meaning that the crime rate is much lower in the state and children are not involved in criminal activities.
She also mentioned that the children in these homes should get a second opportunity to lead a better life, and just one action that goes against the law should prevent them from accessing the other rights granted by the Indian Constitution. Steps should be taken so that they can join the mainstream, lead a normal life, and help the country develop further.
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