Jharkhand Police Boost Reward to Rs 2 Lakh for Missing Ranchi Siblings

Ranchi: Jharkhand Police said it has announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information about the two siblings — Ansh Kumar (5) and Anshika Kumari (4) — from Dhurwa area who went missing on Jan 2 after they had gone to a grocery store."We have also increased the reward amount from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh for information about the two kids," SP (City) Paras Rana said.Manoj Kaushik, additional DG (CID) also held a high level meeting with Ranchi police to take stock of the probe so far. The meeting was attended by child rights groups and activists in which police have appealed them to activate their networks nationally to trace the children.Meanwhile, after an all-India appeal from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa) has now sent letters to all the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) of the country for help in searching for the two children.Acting on the direction of a Judge of the Jharkhand high court and executive chairman of Jhalsa, Justice S N Prasad, secretary Ranjana Asthana requested the SLSAs to help look for the missing children through their district legal services authorities (DLSAs) and the para-legal volunteers who have grassroots network.The CID, Jharkhand, also sent requests to all director generals of police of the country for information if the children are found in their jurisdiction.Union minister of child and women development, Annapurna Devi, on Monday visited the affected family members. She alleged that if the children are not safe in the state capital, then it raises a serious question mark over law and order in Jharkhand.