Cuttack: A one-day training program of district level officers on Operation Muskan-III was held in conference hall of Odisha Crime Branch here.
The aim of the training program was to sensitize police officials about different aspects of law, procedure and handling of children, informed Crime Branch Special DGP BK Sharma in his tweet.
He also informed that Odisha Police has rescued 2039 children including 1750 boys and 289 girls in the first 10 days of the operation. Inter-agency coordination at district level and close monitoring by Odisha Crime Branch account for the success of the Operation, he tweeted.
Ganjam, Bhadrak & Berhampur have been adjudged best performing police districts while many other districts have shown exemplary dedication and results, added Sharma.
Ten teams of police and women and child development department officials will visit different States for rescue of children in the second phase of Operation Muskan III.
Sharma further stated that information about missing children can be shared with Odisha Crime Branch on telephone number 0671-2304314 and mail to ahtucidcb.orpol@nic.in.
It may be mentioned that while the first phase was carried out within Odisha the second phase will focus on rescuing and tracing missing children from Odisha in other parts of the country.