Jammu:
Seems like there is no end to distress for the children who lost everything during the Ladakh flash floods. It was just a week ago when an NGO, Youth movement for peace, had claimed it adopted 28 children and would take care of them.
Now, the Police say they were kidnapped by the NGO and brought to Jammu.
"Five people have been arrested and they had kidnapped the children in the garb of an NGO. There are 28 children and when we investigated, we found all the children were missing from Ladakh after the flash floods," said SS Sambiyal the DSP of North Jammu.
The police claim that the NGO didn't follow proper procedures nor was the local administration informed before the children were relocated. Some sources also say the NGO wanted to collect donations in the name of rehabilitating the children.
Also, there are allegations that some of the NGO members have a controversial past.
"The members have a controversial background. In 2009 an FIR had been lodged against them and the allegation was that they were converting people into Christianity," said PP Kunzang, the general secretary of Ladakh Buddhist Association.
But, the NGO denied all charges saying it's an attempt to discredit them.
"If 28 children would have been kidnapped from Ladkah on 5 October, then the ripples would have been felt across the country," said Meenakshi the Manager of Youth Movement for Peace.
It's a sad irony for the children who dreamt of a better future after losing all that they had. Now, if the charges on the NGO are proved, their future will hang in balance.