Justice Restored
Each case represents more than a legal victory. It reflects a child rescued from exploitation and a system held accountable. Through persistent intervention, legal action, and coordinated efforts, Child Rights Foundation has transformed individual struggles into lasting justice and renewed hope.
On 16th February 2025, police from Khunti District, led by SI Santosh Rajak, raided a village in search of a human trafficking suspect but failed to find him. Instead, they vandalized the suspect's home and forcibly took his 16-year-old son, Shiva Kumar Singh, to the Khunti Women's Police Station, where he was brutally beaten to reveal his father's whereabouts. The boy's mother informed her brother, who found the injured child at the station, after which he was taken to Khunti Sadar Hospital for treatment. The grievance was taken by the Child Rights Foundation, a trust working for rescue and wellbeing of the children in need. An inquiry confirmed the assault, leading to SI Rajak's immediate suspension and initiation of departmental proceedings. The Human Rights Commission held that the incident violated the child's Right to Life and Dignity, issued a show-cause notice to the Jharkhand Government on compensation of 1 lakh, and directed the Superintendent of Police to register an FIR against the erring officer and involved villagers under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Juvenile Justice Act.
On 30 July 2025, Baidhnath Kumar, Secretary of the Child Rights Foundation, Ranchi, lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission alleging that a young woman from Indira Nagar, Ramgarh, Jharkhand, died by suicide after repeated harassment by local police in connection with Ramgarh Thana Case No. 383/2024. In a four-page suicide note, she accused officers of frequently summoning her to the police station under the pretext of investigation and subjecting her to mental harassment. Despite her earlier written complaint to the Women's Police Station about blackmail, threats, and intimidation from multiple mobile numbers, no effective action was taken. The incident was also covered by local media, featuring the family's account. The complainant sought a CID judicial inquiry into the police's handling of her complaint, changes in the investigating officer, call record analysis, and review of police station CCTV footage. Finding prima facie evidence of serious human rights violations, the Commission, presided over by Hon'ble Member Shri Priyank Kanoongo, took cognizance under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and directed the SP, Ramgarh, to conduct an inquiry and submit an Action Taken Report within four weeks.