Muzaffarpur shelter case: Former Bihar Minister Manju Verma's husband surrenders
6 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter case: Former Bihar Minister Manju Verma's husband surrenders

Deccan Chronicle  

Begusarai: Chandrashekhar Verma, the absconding husband of former Bihar minister Manju Verma who had steeped down following allegations of links with the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal case, surrendered before a court here Monday, officials said. Verma surrendered before the Manjhaul sub-divisional court in Begusarai district where Judicial Magistrate Yogesh Kumar Mishra remanded him in judicial custody till November 6. Manju Verma had to resign following reports which alleged that her husband had close links with Thakur, the prime accused in the scandal who owned the NGO which ran the shelter home. The Supreme Court, while going through a status report of the CBI in the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal last week, had expressed strong displeasure as no action was taken against Chandrashekhar Verma.

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Bihar polls: JDU fields Lalu's samdhi and Manju Verma in first list of 115 candidates
4 years, 3 months ago

Bihar polls: JDU fields Lalu's samdhi and Manju Verma in first list of 115 candidates

India Today  

A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a press conference to announce the NDA alliance's seat-sharing formula, the Janata Dal-United on Wednesday released its list of 115 candidates for the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections. Notable names in the JDU candidate list included Chandrika Rai, the father-in-law of Lalu Prasad's eldest son Tej Pratap Yadav and former minister Manju …

Muzaffarpur shelter home: Brajesh Thakur moves HC against jail for life for sexual assault
4 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home: Brajesh Thakur moves HC against jail for life for sexual assault

India Today  

Brajesh Thakur, who was sentenced to life imprisonment till his last breath for sexually assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and jail term. The high court is likely to take up this week his appeal seeking to set aside trial court's January 20 judgment convicting him …

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home: Delhi Court Imposes Life Sentence On Brahesh Thakur and 10 Others
4 years, 11 months ago

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home: Delhi Court Imposes Life Sentence On Brahesh Thakur and 10 Others

Live Law  

ASJ Saurabh Kulshreshtha at Saket Court has sentenced Brajesh Thakur to life imprisonment till remainder of his life for sexual and physical assault of minor girls at Muzaffarpur Shelter Home in Bihar. The sentence order has come in pursuance of the judgement pronounced on January 20, wherein the Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha at Saket Court had convicted Brajesh Thakur …

Chronology of events in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case
4 years, 11 months ago

Chronology of events in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case

India Today  

Following is the chronology of events in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case in which a Delhi court Tuesday sentenced convict Brajesh Thakur and 11 others to life imprisonment for physically and sexually assaulting several minor girls. HERE'S CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN MUZAFFARPUR SHELTER HOME SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: February, 2018: TISS submits audit report highlighting incidents of sexual assault on minor …

[Breaking] Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Delhi Court Convicts Brajesh Thakur For Raping Minor Girls
4 years, 11 months ago

[Breaking] Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Delhi Court Convicts Brajesh Thakur For Raping Minor Girls

Live Law  

Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha at Saket Court has convicted Brajesh Thakur and 18 other accused persons in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case. Brajesh Thakur has been convicted for multiple grounds of rape, gangrape, IPC) aggravated sexual assault under section 6 of POCSO Act, criminal conspiracy, and offences under the Juvenile Justice Act. Certain female accused persons are convicted of …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Brajesh Thakur, 18 others convicted for sexually assaulting girls
4 years, 11 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Brajesh Thakur, 18 others convicted for sexually assaulting girls

India Today  

A Delhi Court on Monday convicted 19 persons, including main accused Brajesh Thakur, in connection with sexual and physical assault of girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. Former Bihar People's Party MLA Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter where many girls were raped and assaulted, was convicted for aggravated sexual assault under POCSO Act and gang rape. …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Home ministry scraps FCRA licence of NGO
5 years ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Home ministry scraps FCRA licence of NGO

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of home affairs has cancelled the licence given under the Foreign Contribution Act, or FCRA, to Sewa Sankalp Evam Vikash Samiti, an NGO that ran the government-owned children’s shelter in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur where the sexual abuse of female inmates came to light last year. An official familiar with the development said on condition of anonymity the FCRA licence …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Verdict to be pronounced on January 14
5 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Verdict to be pronounced on January 14

India TV News  

The verdict in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, which was scheduled to come on Thursday, has been deferred till January 14, 2020 due to the unavailability of the concerned judge. The case pertains to the alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur which was run by former Bihar People's Party MLA Brajesh …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi court defers judgment till 14 January with judge who conducted trial on leave
5 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi court defers judgment till 14 January with judge who conducted trial on leave

Firstpost  

A Delhi court on Thursday deferred by a month the judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur which was run by former Bihar People’s Party MLA Brajesh Thakur. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday deferred by a month the judgment in the case of alleged sexual …

Court defers judgement in Muzaffarpur shelter home case due to lawyers' strike
5 years, 2 months ago

Court defers judgement in Muzaffarpur shelter home case due to lawyers' strike

India Today  

A Delhi court on Thursday deferred by a month its judgement in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha deferred the verdict till December 12 as the accused, who are currently lodged in Tihar central jail, could not be brought to court premises due …

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Trial Court Reserves Order
5 years, 3 months ago

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Trial Court Reserves Order

Live Law  

A Delhi court will pronounce on November 14 the judgment in a case of alleged sexual and physical assault on several girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, which was run by former Bihar People's Party MLA Brajesh Thakur, lawyers said.CBI told a special court there was enough evidence against all the 21 accused.The accused however claimed that the CBI …

Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor gang raped in a moving car, three of the four accused arrested
5 years, 3 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor gang raped in a moving car, three of the four accused arrested

Op India  

In a horrific incident, Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor, who was reunited with her family after a sex scandal broke out in May 2018, was reportedly kidnapped and gang raped in a moving car by four members of the same family on the Bettiah-Pakhnaha road in West Champaran district on Friday night. Though the authenticity of the audio clip is being …

Former inmate of Muzaffarpur shelter home raped in moving car: Bihar police
5 years, 3 months ago

Former inmate of Muzaffarpur shelter home raped in moving car: Bihar police

Hindustan Times  

Four men allegedly raped a woman, who had been an inmate of the infamous Muzaffarpur shelter home that hit the headlines in 2018 after a social audit found that over 30 girls were allegedly sexually abused there, in a moving vehicle at Bettiah in Bihar’s West Champaran district, the police said on Sunday. Four men allegedly raped a woman, who …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: CBI tells court several victims have testified against accused Brajesh Thakur
5 years, 10 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: CBI tells court several victims have testified against accused Brajesh Thakur

Firstpost  

CBI on Saturday told a Delhi court that charges of rape, kidnapping and causing hurt were made out against Brajesh Thakur. New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday told a Delhi court that charges of rape, kidnapping and causing hurt were made out against Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case, and that several victims had …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 5 rape survivors, 2 other minors go missing from child care institution in Patna district
5 years, 10 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 5 rape survivors, 2 other minors go missing from child care institution in Patna district

Firstpost  

Seven girls, including five rape survivors of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case, escaped from a shelter home in Patna early on Saturday morning. Patna: The security system around government-funded shelter homes for minor girls in Bihar has once again been exposed following the mysterious escape of seven girls, including five rape survivors of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual …

Muzaffarpur shelter case: 7 girls including 5 victims of sex abuse flee
5 years, 10 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter case: 7 girls including 5 victims of sex abuse flee

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna : Seven girls including five victims of infamous Muzaffarpur shelter home sex abuse case have run away from Mokama’s Baal Griha, a shelter home run by Nazareth Hospital Society, confirmed Senior Superintendent of Police Garima Malik. The matter came to light when the authorities of Nazareth Hospital Society, an NGO, found the grill of the main gate of the …

Lalu Yadav flays Nitish Kumar over SC order in Muzaffarpur sex scandal
5 years, 11 months ago

Lalu Yadav flays Nitish Kumar over SC order in Muzaffarpur sex scandal

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad has flayed his arch rival and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Supreme Court’s order to transfer Muzaffarpur sex scandal to a POCSO court in Delhi. The top court Thursday came down heavily on the Bihar government for its management of 16 shelter homes in the state, other than that at Muzaffarpur, and …

Muzaffarpur shelter home girls were forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex with people
6 years ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home girls were forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex with people

India Today  

The girls were drugged and raped in their sleep. The girls at the Muzaffarpur shelter home were routinely raped, abused and exploited by the home's owner Brajesh Thakur and his "guests", the CBI's investigation has revealed. According to the CBI's chargesheet, which is based on statements of many of the Muzaffarpur shelter home girls, the girls there were routinely drugged …

After political murders, it is now political rapes in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal
6 years ago

After political murders, it is now political rapes in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal

Op India  

After BJP workers succumbed to several political murders in the state of West Bengal, it has now taken a horrific turn to political rapes as a lady has been brutally gang-raped by four men in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for being the wife of a BJP worker. According to reports, four men gang-raped a lady on Wednesday at …

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case:No Evidence Of Torture In Medical Report Of Brajesh Thakur, Says SC
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case:No Evidence Of Torture In Medical Report Of Brajesh Thakur, Says SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Monday said there was "absolutely nothing" in the medical examination report to suggest that Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case, was physically or mentally tortured in Patiala jail. Absolutely nothing A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said they have perused the report of medical board and the …

Muzaffarpur shelter case: Magistrate attaches properties of Brajesh Thakur's wife
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur shelter case: Magistrate attaches properties of Brajesh Thakur's wife

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzzafarpur: In a fresh turn of developments, the District Magistrate of Muzaffarpur on Friday ordered to attach the properties of accused Brajesh Thakur's wife and six other members of the Seva Sankalp Samiti in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. Brajesh Thakur came under scrutiny after a report by Tata Institute of Social Sciences revealed that the residents …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Nitish Kumar govt's treatment of case 'tragic, shameless and inhuman', says Supreme Court
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Nitish Kumar govt's treatment of case 'tragic, shameless and inhuman', says Supreme Court

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court slammed the Bihar government over its failure to file correct FIR in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case and gave the Nitish Kumar government 24 hours to it add charges under section 377 of the IPC and the POCSO Act in the FIRs. The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Bihar government over its failure to file correct …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Begusarai court remands ex-minister Manju Verma in one-day police custody
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Begusarai court remands ex-minister Manju Verma in one-day police custody

Hindustan Times  

A Begusarai court on Wednesday remanded former minister and Janata Dal MLA Kumari Manju Verma in one-day police custody in connection with recovery of ammunitions from one of her houses during a CBI raid in Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal case. The former minister Manju Verma and her husband Chandrashekhar Verma have been named in an Arms Act case lodged …

Bihar shelter home caretaker who taught girls soliciting men, arrested
6 years, 1 month ago

Bihar shelter home caretaker who taught girls soliciting men, arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: Two close aides of Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal case, including his associate Shaista Parveen alias Madhu were arrested by the CBI on Tuesday, the officials said. The CBI alleged that the girls at the shelter home were taken to Parveen's residence where they "were taught dance and soliciting men" but she …

Muzaffarpur sexual abuse case: Ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma, missing for weeks, surrenders before court
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur sexual abuse case: Ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma, missing for weeks, surrenders before court

Hindustan Times  

Former Bihar minister Manju Verma, wanted in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse scandal, surrendered before a court in Begusarai on Tuesday. Former Bihar minister Manju Verma surrendered before a court in Begusarai on November 20, 2018. Verma had been charged under an Arms Act case three months back following recovery of prohibited bore ammunition from her home …

Absconding ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma surrenders before court
6 years, 1 month ago

Absconding ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma surrenders before court

Deccan Chronicle  

Begusarai: Former Bihar minister Manju Verma, who had been evading arrest in an Arms Act case lodged in the course of investigations in the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal, surrendered before a court here Tuesday. Verma reached the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Prabhat Trivedi in an auto rickshaw. Verma had stepped down as the minister for social welfare …

Muzaffarpur shelter rape case: Not 2 but 5 girls died
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur shelter rape case: Not 2 but 5 girls died

India Today  

New findings by the Central Bureau of Investigation have revealed that the five minor girls died at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar and not two as was reported earlier. During its investigation into the rapes of 34 girls at the shelter home, the CBI found documents at Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital. Last month, a shelter home …

Muzaffurpur shelter home case: SC pulls up Bihar govt. over delay in Manju Verma’s arrest
6 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffurpur shelter home case: SC pulls up Bihar govt. over delay in Manju Verma’s arrest

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Bihar government for delay in the arrest of former Minister Manju Verma, who resigned after the Muzaffurpur shelter home case surfaced, in a case of recovery of ammunition from her residence. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta further directed that Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse …

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Directs Transfer Of Main Accused Brajesh Thakur To Patiala Jail, Asks Why Ex-minister Manju Verma Has Not Been Arrested
6 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Directs Transfer Of Main Accused Brajesh Thakur To Patiala Jail, Asks Why Ex-minister Manju Verma Has Not Been Arrested

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Bihar police why former state minister Manju Verma has not been arrested in a case related to the recovery of ammunition in a Muzaffarpur shelter home where several girls were allegedly raped.A bench of Justices M B Lokur, S A Nazeer and Deepak Gupta also directed that Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muzaffarpur …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Ex-minister Manju Verma’s absconding husband surrenders in court
6 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Ex-minister Manju Verma’s absconding husband surrenders in court

Op India  

Chandrashekhar Verma, the absconding husband of former Bihar social welfare minister Manju Verma who had stepped down following allegations against her husband having links with Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex abuse case, surrendered before a court here Monday. Over thirty girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused at a shelter home named Balika Grih …

Muzaffarpur case: Ex-Bihar Minister's husband surrenders
6 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffarpur case: Ex-Bihar Minister's husband surrenders

India TV News  

Former Bihar Minister Manju Verma's husband Chandrasekhar Verma surrendered before a court on Monday in connection to the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. Chandrasekhar Verma, who was absconding for over a month, surrendered in the Begusarai District Court after a lower court and the Patna High Court repeatedly rejected his interim bail petitions. The Patna High Court on Oct 9 rejected …

Patna HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former Minister Manju Verma
6 years, 3 months ago

Patna HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former Minister Manju Verma

Live Law  

The Patna High Court Tuesday dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by former Bihar minister Manju Verma who is facing arrest in an Arms Act case.Justice Sudhir Singh turned down the application of Verma, against whom an FIR was lodged in August at Cheria Bariarpur police station of Begusarai district after the seizure of about 50 cartridges from her residence.The …

Muzaffarpur shelter homes rapes: SC notes existing mechanism 'not adequate' to curb incidents of child sex abuse
6 years, 3 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter homes rapes: SC notes existing mechanism 'not adequate' to curb incidents of child sex abuse

Firstpost  

Earlier the Supreme Court had expressed concerned over sexual and physical abuse of children at shelter homes across India and had asked the Centre to frame a child protection policy in this regard. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the existing mechanism was “not adequate” to curb incidents of sexual abuse of children and girls at shelter homes …

Bihar shelter home: Arrest warrant issued against Manju Verma's husband
6 years, 3 months ago

Bihar shelter home: Arrest warrant issued against Manju Verma's husband

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The Bihar Police on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Bihar's former social welfare minister Manju Verma's husband, Chandrashekhar Verma, in connection with the Muzaffarnagar shelter home rape case, where 44 girls were allegedly raped and molested at a government-run shelter home. It may be noted, that Manju Verma who was Bihar's Social Welfare minister, resigned from her position …

Bihar court rejects bail plea of ex-minister Manju Verma, husband Chandrashekhar in Arms Act case
6 years, 4 months ago

Bihar court rejects bail plea of ex-minister Manju Verma, husband Chandrashekhar in Arms Act case

Firstpost  

Two courts in Bihar’s Begusarai has rejected the anticipatory bail of Manju Verma and her spouse Chandrashekhar in an Arms Act case against them Begusarai : Two separate courts of Begusarai on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail application of former Bihar Welfare Department minister Manju Verma and her spouse Chandrashekhar Verma in an Arms Act case against them. Advocates appearing …

Shelter-home case: Court rejects anticipatory bail of ex-minister, husband
6 years, 4 months ago

Shelter-home case: Court rejects anticipatory bail of ex-minister, husband

The Quint  

Patna, Aug 25 A Bihar court on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail of former Bihar Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma and her husband relating to an FIR registered by the CBI against them under Arms Act. The CBI had conducted raids at their residence in Patna and Begusarai in connection with Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The investigating agency recovered …

Bihar minister Suresh Sharma files defamation suit against Tejashwi Yadav for linking him to shelter home scandal
6 years, 4 months ago

Bihar minister Suresh Sharma files defamation suit against Tejashwi Yadav for linking him to shelter home scandal

Firstpost  

Bihar’s urban development minister Suresh Sharma has maintained that his name was being dragged in the scandal because he was the local MLA and has insisted that he has no relations with Brajesh Thakur. Muzaffarpur : Accusing Tejashwi Yadav of dragging his name in the shelter home sex scandal, Bihar minister Suresh Sharma on Friday lodged a defamation suit against …

Patna HC pulls up CBI for no progress report in Bihar shelter home scandal
6 years, 4 months ago

Patna HC pulls up CBI for no progress report in Bihar shelter home scandal

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The Patna High Court pulled up the CBI on Thursday for its failure to submit a progress report in the investigation into the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal case and also sought to know from it as why an SP-rank officer, who was part of the probe team, was transferred. The Patna High Court was monitoring the probe into …

Bihar minister Manju Verma, who quit over shelter home rape, booked under Arms Act
6 years, 4 months ago

Bihar minister Manju Verma, who quit over shelter home rape, booked under Arms Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: An FIR was registered on Monday against Bihar's former social welfare minister Manju Verma and her husband Chandrakant Verma under Arms Act. Additionally, the CBI had also questioned former Bihar social welfare minister Damodar Rawat, who was accused of having alleged links with Brajesh Thakur-- the key mastermind of the Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes. On August 9, Education Minister …

Bihar shelter home case: Ex-minister Manju Verma booked, 40 cartridges seized
6 years, 4 months ago

Bihar shelter home case: Ex-minister Manju Verma booked, 40 cartridges seized

India Today  

The Bihar Police today lodged an FIR against former Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma and her husband Chandeshwar Verma for possessing over 40 live cartridges. The Central Bureau of Investigation had raided her house in Begusarai district on August 17 in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. Verma was forced to resign on August 8 following allegations that …

Bihar shelter home rape case: Arrest warrant against child protection officer's wife
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar shelter home rape case: Arrest warrant against child protection officer's wife

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: An arrest warrant has been issued against suspended Child Protection Officer Ravi Roshan's wife Shobha Kumari Singh in connection with the Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home case. On Monday, three police officials posted at the Shaheed Khudiram Bose Central Jail were suspended after documents were recovered from the case's prime accused Brajesh Thakur that contained over 40 phone numbers, including …

Rapes, beatings, situation of terror: Tiss report documents Bihar shelter horror
6 years, 5 months ago

Rapes, beatings, situation of terror: Tiss report documents Bihar shelter horror

India Today  

Sexual violence used as a form of punishment. This was the "situation of terror" that prevailed at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, according to an audit conducted by the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The Muzaffarpur shelter home rape scandal first came to light after police raided the home in the wake of the Bihar government receiving the …

Rahul Anand, son of Brajesh Thakur released after CBI interrogation
6 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Anand, son of Brajesh Thakur released after CBI interrogation

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: The CBI on Sunday released from its custody Rahul Anand, son of prime accused in shelter home sex scandal Brajesh Thakur. Rahul Anand was picked up from his residence on Saturday night by a CBI team, which had spent close to 12 hours conducting raids on the premises of the now-sealed shelter home and the office of a Hindi …

In jail, Brajesh Thakur found with 40 phone numbers including minister's
6 years, 5 months ago

In jail, Brajesh Thakur found with 40 phone numbers including minister's

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes, was on Saturday found by Bihar police officials with a list of 40 mobile phone numbers. The Bihar police while carrying out simultaneous raids across jails in the state found Thakur with two handwritten pages with phone numbers and names of around 40 people. Brajesh Thakur ran a state-funded …

Muzaffarpur shelter rape accused Brajesh Thakur's contacts have made life in jail easy
6 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter rape accused Brajesh Thakur's contacts have made life in jail easy

India Today  

When a joint team of Muzaffarpur police and district administrative reached Shaheed Khudiram Bose Central Jail in Muzaffarpur for a surprise check on Saturday, they found Brajesh Thakur strolling in the visitors' area. Known as an ace fixer whose proximity has already cost Bihar former social welfare minister Manju Verma her job, Brajesh long rope may well be over now. …

Nitish Kumar shielding accused in Bihar shelter rapes: Tejaswi Yadav
6 years, 5 months ago

Nitish Kumar shielding accused in Bihar shelter rapes: Tejaswi Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Saturday warned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to reveal the whereabouts of the girl who went missing from Madhubani within a week, failing to do which the party would stage a mass protest. Addressing a press conference in Patna, RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav said, "I give him a week's time to reveal the whereabouts …

In Bihar shelter home case, Brajesh Thakur's NGO license cancelled
6 years, 5 months ago

In Bihar shelter home case, Brajesh Thakur's NGO license cancelled

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur/Patna: The Bihar government has cancelled the registration of Brajesh Thakur's NGO, which ran the infamous shelter home in Muzaffarpur where 34 girls were allegedly raped over a period of time. According to Muzaffarpur District Registration Officer Sanjay Kumar, the orders to freeze the bank accounts and ban the sale or purchase of any movable or immovable assets of the …

Bihar shelter home accused, Brajesh Thakur, claims he was set to join Congress
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar shelter home accused, Brajesh Thakur, claims he was set to join Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: Brajesh Thakur, the key accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, on Wednesday claimed that he has been falsely implicated as he was planning to join the Congress party. The shelter home case was uncovered around three months ago after a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in April revealed that the inmates were allegedly sexually …

Bihar shelter home rapes: Social welfare minister Manju Verma resigns
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar shelter home rapes: Social welfare minister Manju Verma resigns

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Bihar Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma resigned on Wednesday over allegations against her husband, who is accused of having links with the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. According to reports, police say call records of Manju Verma’s husband confirm that he was constantly in touch with Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter home where over 30 girls were raped. Chandeshwar …

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