NHRC issues notice to Delhi govt & Police over 5 missing Uzbek women

New Delhi:The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday said it has issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi police over reported five rescued Uzbek women missing from a shelter home here.

Taking suo Motu cognizance of media reports that five of the seven Uzbek women, rescued from a sex trafficking racket by the Delhi police in August, went missing from a shelter home in Dwarka last week, the Rights body issued a notice to the Chief Secretary calling for a detailed report in the matter along with the action taken report against the shelter home.

A report has also been sought from the Commissioner of Police about the status of the investigation, recovery of the missing Uzbek women and progress in finding out the conspirators of sex racket in operation in Delhi and nearby places, arrest if any, the NHRC said in a statement.

The report must also contain the outcome of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for combating trafficking of persons in India of NHRC, and its implementation within Delhi-NCR region to prevent such repeated offences of trafficking of citizens and non-citizens, girls and women, it said.The response is expected within two weeks, the NHRC said.(UNI)