On 7 December 2012, Ms. R. Manjula Nagaraj, a child rights activist, was attacked while attempting to rehabilitate children who were rag picking on the streets. Ms. Manjula Nagaraj is a team member of Childline Kolar, an organization working for children's rights in Kolar town, Karnataka, India. She has been a child rights activist for many years now. On 7 December Ms. Manjula Nagaraj received a message at around 4pm that a few children were rag picking near Banagarpet Circle in Kolar Town. Fearing that the children might move away, she left a message for her colleague to join her and rushed to the spot to rescue the children. She found 3 children rag picking. As she began speaking with one of the boys, a crowd consisting of about 40 to 50 people surrounded her. They started accusing her of trying to kidnap the children. She produced her ID card and the handbills of Childline. The crowd refused to accept her credentials and gradually turned violent. They attacked her, pushed her around, and attempted to molest her. They stole the money in her handbag. Someone in the neighborhood then informed the police. As the police vehicles approached, the attackers ran away. The police picked up one person and bought him to the Kolar Town Police Station. They released that person after obtaining an apology from him. Mr. Nagaraj, the husband of Ms. Manjula Nagaraj, asked the police to register an First Information Report (FIR) against the culprits, but the police refused, saying that no one could be identified as the accused. They told Mr. Nagaraj that an FIR would be registered after identifying the accused. The police filed only a Non-Criminal Report (NCR). Though Ms. Manjula Nagaraj had not suffered any external injuries, she had to undergo treatment at the hospital for severe pain in her neck and hands. Mathews Phillip, Executive Director of SICHREM, and Prakash Kariyappa, Childline in-charge at SICHREM, rushed to Kolar and visited the Town Police Station. They asked the Sub-Inspector to register an FIR. The Sub-Inspector's response was evasive and he merely repeated the same argument that the FIR can be registered only after identifying the accused.