Delhi Commission for Women has issued notices to the Delhi government and Delhi Police to know about the efforts made by them to combat human trafficking. In its notice issued to the Directorate of Prosecution, DCW has sought information regarding number of FIRs registered with respect to human trafficking along with their copies, total number of cases pending prosecution as on date along with number of cases decided and the number of convictions and acquittals in this regard in 2015, a DCW statement said.
In the notice issued to the Women and Child Development Department, the Commission has sought to know the status of the survey on women sex workers, which was to be undertaken for forming up a draft rehabilitation policy for trafficking victims and sex workers. It also sought to know the status of the proposal for the construction of residential schools for children of sex workers and to facilitate their admission into the same.
The Commission sought information on the possibility of video conferencing facilities for trafficked victims, as discussed in the State Level Coordination Committee meeting on combating trafficking seven months ago, it said.
The Commission has issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking details on the status of nominating a Senior Officer to head the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and receive intelligence inputs directly regarding the same.
The Commission has also sought year-wise data of the past three years, till date, as to how many girls or women have been rescued, with FIR numbers and brief case details where girls were rescued but no FIR was filed subsequently.