3 girls flee shelter home in Hisar

HISAR: Within days of wrongdoings and human trafficking by officials of Apna Ghar, a home for destitutes ran by disgraced Jaswanti Devi in Rohtak, coming to light, the affairs at Royal Awaas Greha, a place for short stay of destitutes, have come under the scanner as three inmates had gone missing from there since Sunday.
The three inmates managed to give the maid on watchman duty of the Alwaas Greha a slip during late evening hours of Sunday.The incident came to light after police visited the site following information given by a management representative.
While one girl has been traced to Mansa in Punjab, police are searching for the other two girls, sources said.
Meanwhile, State Human Rights Commission president, Sushila Sharma, reached Hansi and urged the police to investigate the matter properly.
The missing girls were identified as Pooja Rani (16), resident of Tohana, Jaspal Kaur (17) and Sanjeeva Rani (18), resident of Adampur. Police have seized records of the NGO-run shelter house near Arya Nagar.
Police have registered a case under various sections on a complaint made by Sudesh Kumari, warden of the shelter home. Assistant superintendent of police (ASP), Rahul Sharma, who reached the place with his team, verified details of the case. Police have rounded up vice-president of the shelter home, Sukhbir Rana, and were investigating.
When contacted, Rahul Sharma, said, "Police are ascertaining reasons why the girls fled the shelter home. This is a serious issue. Police have arrested one girl, Jaspal Kaur, from Mansa area in Punjab."
Sudesh Kumari, warden, said, "I came to know about the incident when my daughter went to the shelter home to serve milk. She had perhaps mistakenly opened the main door. The girls may have escaped at that time. We were having nine girls in the shelter home, but now there are only six, most of whom underage."
Balbir Singh, station house officer (SHO), Hansi City, said, "Jaspal Kaur, who is from Tohana, fled from the shelter home, as she wanted to meet her family members. She said she fled on her own and went to Mansa directly."