Police Dept ordered to probe 335 cases of missing girls in DK: Shakuntala Shetty

Police Dept ordered to probe 335 cases of missing girls in DK: Shakuntala Shetty

Mangalore Today News Network

Bangalore, Dec 21, 2013: Shakuntala Shetty, MLA of Puttur and Chairperson of the  Legislature Committee on Women and Child Development has said that the police department has been directed to undertake a thorough probe into the 335 cases of missing of young women in  Dakshina Kannada district in the past three years.

Speaking to the media at the Vidhana Saudha on December 20, Friday, she said  a total of 24,600 young women went missing in the state during the period and questioned why the police are not investigating to find  if there was a systematic girl running racket.

 

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Though the police cite  shortage of personnel as the reason for the inefficient probe into the cases, the  neglect  of this problem is dangerous, the MLA said  and pointed out the serial killer Mohan Kumar case which unravelled the mystery behind the missing and murder cases  of 25 young women.

Referring to the rumours of Love Jihad  as the reason behind the missing cases, the MLA also pointed out that most of the cases were reported during the tenure of the previous BJP government.

The MLA  who also said  that 10 fast track courts have been set up for early settlement of cases of crime against women, once again reiterated the need for an in-depth probe into the  cases of missing of girls.