4 girls conspicuously missing from Ujjawala Home in Silchar; “Operation to trace them is on,” SP Cachar

Four inmates are missing from the Ujjawala Home in Silchar’s Panchayat Road operated by the Barak Valley Welfare Development Society (NGO). The conspicuous absence from the home has raised many eyebrows across the city.

According to Gaurav Das of Home, today morning, four inmates absconded from the facility located in Panchayat Road. “They took the help of one security guard and broke the gates before running away from the Home. We suspect that they have eloped with their boyfriends,” said Gaurav Das.

He added that the caretakers and others associated with the home rushed to the spot as soon as they got the information. “We have followed the procedure and lodged the FIR. We have also informed the same to the Superintendent of Police Cachar. Our suspicion is that they have run away with their boyfriends,” said Das.

When asked how was he certain that they had boyfriends, Das said, “We have our phone numbers published on our signboard and they must have started calling… we suspect that they have run away with their boyfriends,” reiterated Das.

Three of the four missing female inmates are minors and one major girl is just 20-year-old. If the Home’s management thinks they have run away with their boyfriend, this in itself is a major lapse of security. Ujjawala Homes is run under Government’s Social Welfare Scheme. Directorate of Social Welfare (Women and Child)’s Ujjawala Home is a comprehensive scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

The FIR has been lodged at the Rangirkhari Police Station in Silchar and till 7:00 pm, and the girls are yet to be traced. “We have launched an operation to trace them and we are hopeful that they will be rescued soon,” said Superintendent of Police, Cachar Ramandeep Kaur.

Please Note: The names of the four missing individuals are known to Barak Bulletin and we have not published them respecting their privacy. We urge our readers to avoid sharing the names of the missing inmates as that might lead to social stigma.