Ranchi, Jan. 22 -- The Jharkhand high court on Wednesday expressed its concern over an alleged active child trafficking network and the lack of proper guidelines for monitoring nomadic people coming from other states, including Rajasthan, an advocate close to the developments said. A division bench comprising justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and AK Rai expressed concern while directing state home secretary Vandana Dadel to remain present during the hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by a woman from Gumla, whose daughter has been missing since 2018. "The court verbally observed that the police do not verify the Aadhaar cards or identities of nomadic people, nor has the state government formulated any rules for them. These people live in tents at various locations and sometimes engage in criminal activities. The court emphasised the need for the police administration to create guidelines to monitor such individuals. During the hearing, the court also mentioned the recent disappearance of siblings from Mausi Bari, Ansh and Anshika. The court observed that child trafficking networks were active in Jharkhand and needed to be closely monitored, and those involved be apprehended immediately," the advocate said. Additional advocate general (AAG) Sanchi Kumar, who appeared on behalf of the state in the case, confirmed the direction, saying that the presence will be in virtual mode on January 27. "Basically, the court wants guidelines for nomadic people coming from other states and thus wants to have a discussion regarding the same in the matter for proper directions. Therefore, a direction has been given to the home secretary to remain present virtually during the next hearing in the case on January 27," AAG Kumar said. Regarding the habeas corpus petition, AAG Kumar stated that the case concerns a six-year-old girl from Gumla district, whose mother, Chandramuni Oraon, filed the petition in September 2018. He said Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman had personally appeared in the case and informed the court of the action taken by the police to recover the missing girl. "In accordance with the high court's direction, the Gumla SP appeared before the court today and informed that a new special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted for the investigation. It was informed to the court that the SIT went to Delhi to gather information about the abducted child and uploaded her photo at various places. However, the child has not yet been recovered, and the search is ongoing. In 2023, an SIT formed in connection with this case recovered nine missing children during raids," AAG Kumar said....