Now, online campaing for Noida toddler missing since 10 days
9 Oct 2014 6:22 AM IST
The impact of this campaign has been such that, civil society activists have mounted pressure on police to intensify the search operation. The Noida police have also formed four additional teams to trace him.
Police have also spread the message on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to trace the Abhinav. A police official also informed that no ransom call has been made so far.
Abhinav, had gone missing from his home in Bishanpura village of Noida on 27 September. While his father had lodged missing complaint at Noida Sector 58 police station, but due he later approached civil society activists due to police’s inaction. Following the intensive campaign on social media, the local police swung into action and announced to create several police teams to trace Abhinav.
Preetinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Noida on Wednesday said, ‘We have formed several teams to trace the toddler, The teams are conducting raids in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Delhi and other places also. We are also affixing his posters and distributing pamphlets at railway stations, bus stops, shopping malls and metro stations, and in neighbouring district,’ said Singh, after convening a meeting with the police team. The police have also sought help from child rights’ activists and NGOs.
Meanwhile, according to the records of local police, a total of 86 children have been reported to be missing this year between January and September. While 71 children have been traced, other are still missing. ‘We have also formed six other teams comprising a sub-inspector and three constables each to trace the missing children, in the district’ he said.
The non-profit organisations working in Noida have also taken initiatives to help police recover Abhinav and other missing children. Satya Prakash, programme manager, FXB India Suraksha Childline, said, ‘The NGO members have been asked to scan shelter homes and record number of missing children in the region. We are also planning to start a mass awareness campaign through which we will publicise album of all missing children.’
The 3-year-old girl Jahnvi went missing from India Gate over a week ago and was found under mysterious circumstances in a market in Janakpuri with a placard hung around her neck carrying the phone number of her uncle.Her parents believed that an intensive social media campaign helped trace the girl.
Police have also spread the message on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to trace the Abhinav. A police official also informed that no ransom call has been made so far.
Abhinav, had gone missing from his home in Bishanpura village of Noida on 27 September. While his father had lodged missing complaint at Noida Sector 58 police station, but due he later approached civil society activists due to police’s inaction. Following the intensive campaign on social media, the local police swung into action and announced to create several police teams to trace Abhinav.
Preetinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Noida on Wednesday said, ‘We have formed several teams to trace the toddler, The teams are conducting raids in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Delhi and other places also. We are also affixing his posters and distributing pamphlets at railway stations, bus stops, shopping malls and metro stations, and in neighbouring district,’ said Singh, after convening a meeting with the police team. The police have also sought help from child rights’ activists and NGOs.
Meanwhile, according to the records of local police, a total of 86 children have been reported to be missing this year between January and September. While 71 children have been traced, other are still missing. ‘We have also formed six other teams comprising a sub-inspector and three constables each to trace the missing children, in the district’ he said.
The non-profit organisations working in Noida have also taken initiatives to help police recover Abhinav and other missing children. Satya Prakash, programme manager, FXB India Suraksha Childline, said, ‘The NGO members have been asked to scan shelter homes and record number of missing children in the region. We are also planning to start a mass awareness campaign through which we will publicise album of all missing children.’
The 3-year-old girl Jahnvi went missing from India Gate over a week ago and was found under mysterious circumstances in a market in Janakpuri with a placard hung around her neck carrying the phone number of her uncle.Her parents believed that an intensive social media campaign helped trace the girl.
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