Question- Children friendly police station of Manipur was inaugurated by-
(A)Sumatibala Ningthoujam.
(B)Ranjan Gogoi.
(C)Prashant Singh.
(D)Amar Mani.
Answer- (a)
Related facts-
- In order to make police stations more children – friendly, the churachandpur district police inaugurated Manipur’s first such office inside the district women police station.
- The office was inaugurated by Sumatibala Ningthoujam , who is a chairperson of Manipur Commission for protection of Child Rights (MCPCR).3
- Children-friendly police stations have been long overdue in the state since it has a high rate of human trafficking.
- Manipur recorded second highest number of trafficked victims after Mumbai. Of the total 179 girls rescued by Goa police between 2009-2011, 31 were from Manipur.
- Data compiled by Manipur Alliance for Child Rights between 2008-2012, mentioned that 379 children including girls and human trafficking victims were rescued from different states of India.
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