INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 7
Nepal Cop, with the support of Central Kid Welfare Board, rescued 19 minors,14 boys and five girls, from an unregistered
child care centre at Golfutar nowadays.
Nine of the children rescued are aged between five and 10 years and were brought to the capital city
from far-flung districts.
Fourteen children were brought from Kalikot district, three from Humla, and one each from Dolpa and Banke
Jay Bahadur BK operator of the care centre, who brought all those children from different districts, has been evading arrest for the past
two months, according to police.
Cop, CCWB officials and measure guardians of the children said the operator of the child care centre had
gathered money ranging from Rs 50,000 to 300,000 from the parents
Care centre operator Jay Bahadur BK of Kalikot district had gathered money from the illiterate parents saying that their children would be
supplyd free education till Grade X.
According to police and CCWB, the centre named ‘fresh Karnali Hostel& was much registered with any
government bodies.
Metropolitan Cop Circle, Maharajgunj, had conducted the rescue operation acting on a tip-off from locals of Golfutar
According to police, children of the care centre kept in a rented house were deprived of full meal a day for the past one month.
The
children life at the care centre was deurgent, according to locals.
Three workers at the centre, who were hired by the operator, have also
been arrested.
No details of the children rescued from the house have been preserveed by the operator.
Cop also said the operator had much
cleared the rent of the house for the final five months.
According to Deputy Supermeanent of Cop Phadindra Prasai at Maharajgunj circle, BK
had gathered up to 300,000 from the parents of the children.
Ram Bahadur Budha, who had sent his two daughters to the care centre, told THT
that he agreed to dispatch his daughters with BK after he guaranteed him of his daughters& safety and their bright future.
BK had also
promised him that his daughters would be sent to a renowned private school for education up to Grade X
&BK had secured Rs 300,000 from us saying it was only the 25 per cent of total expenses for my daughters& education and that remaining 75
per cent would be supplyd by foreigners,& he added.
CCWB officials said that they had getd measure information about Jaya Bahadur BK
involvement in child trafficking racket, but they precedingly lacked substantial evidence to prove it.
Spokesperson for CCWB Ram Bahadur
Chandra said they had started the process of handing over the children to their parents
&Kidren without any parents shall be sent to genuine child care centres,& he informed.
Some of the parents have filed police complaints
against the operator BK and three other staffers of the illegally-run care centre.
