Missing kids: Parents await justice

Source: NDTV

Saturday, January 6, 2007 (Noida):

In the past eight days, Nithari village place has seen it all. Now, there's a gathering of other parents who are not from Nithari but have nevertheless lost their children. They now hope they may find people who will listen to their grievances.Forty-eight year old Geeta Pal come to Noida from Okhla. Her 16-year-old son left for school in April 2005 and never came back."I called up police everywhere from Okhla to Daryaganj. Police said your son must have ran away with a girl," said Geeta Pal, Resident, Sangam Vihar.Guddi's six-year-old son has been missing for the past year and a half."Police never took my case seriously. I told them about the suspects but they left soon and the case was never investigated further," said Guddi, Resident, Sangam Vihar.Mahmood Ali is yet another parent who has given up hope. His 21-year-old son went missing last year and the police did nothing, he says. He believes his son may be dead but he's come here looking for justice."I have gone to the police endless times but all my visits were left unheeded," said Mahmood Ali, Resident, Noida.They may not be from Nithari, but the fact remains their near ones are missing, for which politicians have taken less or no action. Perhaps this incident serves as a wake up call to the lax administration not just in Nithari but everywhere where justice is denied every hour.