Manish Sisodia two officials after 8 women go missing from Delhi shelter home
Two senior officials of the Women and Child Development Department were suspended by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia after eight women and a minor girl went missing from a shelter home in east Delhi. The incident was reported by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), which is also demanding the case be transferred to Delhi Police's Crime Branch to ensure a high-level investigation into the matter.
An FIR in the matter was registered by the Delhi Police on Sunday.
The Department of Women and Child Development has "failed" in its duty to provide a safe and secure environment for the women and the minor who were placed under protection of the state, Sisodia said in the letter.
He also said that the matter is "extremely serious" and it raises a "serious doubt" on the intention of the officers of the Department of Women and Child Development.
"In view of the same, it is directed that the district officer, north east, WCD and Superintendent, SAG Home are immediately placed under suspension and their charge is given to competent and sensitive officers," the letter said.
The missing girls were victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, the DCW alleged, claiming the brothel owners might have kidnapped them in "connivance with the Home authorities".
According to the statement, the women rights body demanded the matter be probed thoroughly and said they are writing to Delhi Police, recommending transfer of the case to the Crime Branch so that immediate action is taken on the matter.
