Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL for setting up DNA and biometric ID system for missing, rescued kids
It also sought directions for the constitution of a national and State-level child protection and anti-trafficking task force to ensure mandatory interstate coordination, time-bound investigation, rescue and rehabilitation of missing and trafficked children
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the establishment of a national DNA and biometric identification system for missing and rescued children. The petition, filed by Reepak Kansal, calls for the creation of a centralised system backed by statutory safeguards to enable scientific identification, tracing, and reunification of these children with their families.
The court has directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the NCPCR to establish a national framework that integrates existing child protection databases and mandates DNA sampling of unidentified rescued children with parental consent.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Hindu's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
