Indian policemen sacked over killings

Six Indian policemen have been sacked for apparently failing to act on reports of missing children believed to have been raped…

Six Indian policemen have been sacked for apparently failing to act on reports of missing children believed to have been raped and killed, authorities said today.

The skulls and bones of at least 17 people, mostly children, were dug up last week in the backyard of a house in Noida, an industrial town on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi.

The parents of a missing child weep outside the house of the suspected child killer in Noida on New Year's Day.
The parents of a missing child weep outside the house of the suspected child killer in Noida on New Year's Day.

Police in Uttar Pradesh state have been condemned for not adequately investigating complaints from parents about their missing children over the last two years.

Many children could have been saved if the complaints had been investigated earlier, activists say.

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Police have arrested the businessman who owns the house and his domestic servant in connection with the case.

"We have dismissed four sub-inspectors and two inspectors," Uttar Pradesh's top bureaucrat, said.

"Our probe panel had prima facie found these officials guilty of dereliction of duty and gross negligence in responding to complaints made by parents of missing children," he said, adding three officers and one junior policeman remain under suspension.

Earlier this week, grieving parents and relatives stoned the house and clashed with police, accusing them of failing to find their children.