Child Abduction In India

1. CHILD ABDUCTION
ESHANI KORDE
17MSRFS020

2. Introduction
• Child abduction is also called as child theft.
• It is unauthorized removal of a minor (child
under the age of legal adulthood) from the
custody of child’s natural parents or legally
appointed guardians.
• Section 359-section 377 of IPC deals with
kidnapping and abduction.

3. Types of child abduction
• Parental Child Abduction- is also called as non custodial
abduction
• high recovery rate, Does not mean that child will be safe if
taken by parent.
• Criminals think “if I cant have them, nobody can !”
• Recovery high , large amount of information known about the
abductor.
• Non family or stranger Abduction- Also commonly termed as
Kidnapping.
• Someone who is unknown to the child ,belong to outside the
family.
• Child is kept for ransom, intent to keep permanently.
• May push the children's into child labor, sex trafficking, illegal
adoption , murder.

4. Causes of child abduction
• No proper security to the kids . Not all areas are under CCTV
surveillance.
• Easy to target- innocent and can be easily manipulated and
abducted.
• Social problems – Poverty, Unemployment, corruption, Greed
etc.
• In case of Parental child abduction, parents feel that their kids
are treated poorly by judicial system.
• The parent wishes to get revenge on the other parent
• Pedophile- majority of the kidnapping by strangers. Children
are abducted for purpose of rape, leave the children after the
rape. Sunil Rastogi- 100 victims.

5. Causes of child abduction
• Motives related to power and violence- in theses cases
abductor power or domination on child, to avenge
himself for any wrong done to him.
• Mental problems- Following a traumatic event(loss of
child).person tries to replace their lost child with the one
they have kidnapped.
• The children are abducted for the reason of prostitution .
It’s a major reason for child abduction.
• Organ trade and harvesting and also medical trials.
• Cannibalism is also reported.
• Human sacrifices, to please gods.

6. Harms of Child abduction
• Psychological trauma- The negative Psychological effects of
being abducted are huge, especially for a child. The child may
suffer from depression, anxiety PTSD. It may last for lifetime.
• Traumatic events include nightmares, extreme fears of objects
that remind them of the traumatic event, isolation and
withdrawal.
• Cognitive level of the victim is low. They find it difficult to
make decisions and always remain confuse.
• At behavioral level, they may be apathetic and find it difficult
to return to everyday life.
• The child experiences overwhelming fear, helplessness and
isolation.
• General insecurities and need for acceptance and Centre of
attention

7. ChildabductioninIndia
• According to 2017-2018 report of MHA, 54723 children were
kidnapped in India. Only 40% of charge sheets are filed for the
cases.
• The conviction rate in child kidnapping cases in 2016 was
22.7%.
• The states which show higher child abduction rates are
Maharashtra, Tripura, Assam, Delhi And Goa.
• Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and West Bengal has highest average
annual increase in child kidnapping between 2006-2016.

8. Solution to Child abduction
• Indian government beginning to work with US to resolve the
international child abduction cases.
• The helplines like 1098 may help the police to save the
children from getting abducted, or help them in the rescue.
• Hon’ble SC introduced Bachpan Bachao Andolan, in 2013.
formulated a SOP for cases of missing Children.
• The objectives of the SOP is to put in place the guidelines
while dealing with missing children, respond with urgency to
issues of missing children. Provide effective law enforcement
including prosecution.
• Create mechanism and system to prevent further
victimization.
• Ensure that the timely and appropriate protection/care
/attention is provided to victim .

9. References
• Taqui. A.(2017) Kidnapping and abduction: know your rights.
• Mike. O (2018) Kidnapping Overview, Causes, Effects, and
solutions.
• Abamara, Nanameka. (2018) Psychological impacts of
Kidnapping: a case study of Victim in Anambra State Nigeria.

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