Chandigarh: Punjab State Child Rights Protection Commission Chairman Kanwardeep has condemned the unfortunate incident of 

parents poisoning their 3 innocent little girls due to financial hardship in Jalandhar district.
Expressing deep grief regarding this incident, Chairman Kanwardeep Singh said that killing innocent little girls is a very bad 

incident and the culprits should be given exemplary punishment so that no one commits such a crime in the future. He said that 

this unfortunate incident has hurt me a lot.
The chairman appealed to the people that the parents who are unable to raise their children due to financial hardship should not 

kill the children but send them to the child welfare committees so that the precious lives of the children can be saved. He said that 

children are the future of the society and the nation, these children grow up and brighten the name of their country.
He said that laws have been made by the Punjab government for the welfare of children and there is a provision for committing 

any kind of crime against children and giving severe punishments according to the law. Apart from this, under Section 35 of the 

Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Act, 2015, it is also provided that parents who are unable to maintain their 

children, can give their children to the Child Welfare Committees. With which the lives of children can be saved.
He said that apart from child welfare committees, child protection units have been formed in every district. Parents can give 

information regarding surrender of children by calling the child help line number 1098. Parents can hand over newborn or older 

children to Child Welfare Committees, showing their inability to raise the children.
It is worth mentioning that the concerned parents are given two months time by the Child Welfare Committee, if even after two 

months they remain adamant about their decision, then the process of adopting the children below 6 years of age to the needy 

parents is started. Adoption is given to those in need and children above the age of six are brought up by the government in child 

welfare institutions.