A/HRC/10/9 page 39 India5 Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 331 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the standard the urgent action procedure procedure 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 5 32 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 2 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit Yes Yes (2) N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 362 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 Government response Government response Government response No N/A N/A Urgent action 175. The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government under its urgent action procedure. The case concerned Mr. T. S. Abi Chiru, aged 17, disappeared near the border with Myanmar. Standard cases 176. The Working Group transmitted 32 newly-reported cases to the Government of India. The majority occurred between 1986 and 1994, mainly in 1992 and 1993. One case took place in 2005 in Barmullah District. All victims were males last seen at their homes or at police stations in Punjab. Information from the Government 177. The Government transmitted three communications to the Working Group, dated 31 January, 3 September and 9 September 2008, concerning five cases. The Working Group decided that in two cases, where the Government stated that the victims were at home, the replies could constitute clarifications, provided the source did not raise an objection within six months. In the other three cases, the information was insufficient to clarify the cases. Clarification 178. Based on information provided by the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify two cases, following the expiration of the six-month rule. 5 See Annex 5 for the list of names of the newly-reported cases of disappeared persons.