Child rights group urges NCPCR to set up WhatsApp helpline for abused children
A child rights group has called for a 24/7 WhatsApp helpline to assist in rescuing abused children and combatting forced labor. The Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal emphasized the need for quick response times to prevent traffickers from moving victims. They proposed a system allowing citizens to report incidents with geotagged evidence directly to authorities.
- ▪The Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal urged the NCPCR to establish a WhatsApp helpline for child protection.
- ▪The proposed helpline would allow citizens to send geotagged evidence of child abuse directly to authorities.
- ▪The organization highlighted the need for timely rescue operations to prevent traffickers from relocating victims.
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A child rights group has urged the authorities to introduce a round-the-clock WhatsApp helpline integrated with Google Maps to help rescue abused children and those facing forced labour and eliminate delays that allow traffickers to shift victims.The Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal (MPSSM), in a letter to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on Thursday (May 21, 2026), demanded that authorities make it mandatory to launch rescue operations within 24 to 48 hours of receiving geotagged evidence on the proposed helpline.“Citizens should be allowed to send geotagged photographs, videos and live locations of children engaged in labour or facing abuse directly to an official WhatsApp number…
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