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 shelter home cut, following which they counted the girls staying there and found that seven of them including five victims of Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal were missing. pic.twitter.com/50NEqa8phe — ANI February 23, 2019 It is being alleged that these seven girls managed to run away due to the sheer laxity shown by the authorities of Nazareth Hospital Society, which is also accused of not cooperating with the police in their investigation. It is worth mentioning that five girls were shifted to Nazareth Hospital Society from Seva Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti, Muzaffarpur, in August last year after their ordeal of sexual abuse was highlighted in the audit report of Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

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Nine Orphanage Girls Traced, Brought Back to Lucknow
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nine Orphanage Girls Traced, Brought Back to Lucknow

Hindustan Times  

All nine minor girls who escaped from an orphanage in the city on Friday have been traced and brought back to Lucknow by Sunday. A 15-member police team was deployed to rescue the girls who lived at NGO-run Shriram Industrial Orphanage in the city’s Aliganj area. The girls ran away after cutting open the window grills in the orphanage’s bathroom …

12 of 26 Girls Missing from Bhopal 'Illegal' Hostel Located, Official Alleges 'Conversion'; Shivraj Demands Action
1 year ago

12 of 26 Girls Missing from Bhopal 'Illegal' Hostel Located, Official Alleges 'Conversion'; Shivraj Demands Action

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh police have located at least 12 girls out of the 26 girls who went missing from an allegedly illegally-run shelter home. कल मध्यप्रदेश की राजधानी भोपाल के तारासेवनिया में राज्य बाल आयोग अध्यक्ष व सदस्यों के साथ संयुक्त रूप से एक मिशनरी द्वारा संचालित अवैध बाल गृह का निरीक्षण किया।यहाँ की संचालक NGO हाल तक सरकारी एजेन्सी …

Bhopal: 26 girls go missing from illegally-run children's home in Madhya Pradesh, ex-CM takes note
1 year ago

Bhopal: 26 girls go missing from illegally-run children's home in Madhya Pradesh, ex-CM takes note

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, at least 26 girls from different states, including Gujarat, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, have gone missing from an illegally-run shelter home in Bhopal. The matter came to light when National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights chairman Priyank Kanungo made a surprise visit to the Anchal Girls' Hostel in Parwalia area on the outskirts of …

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Seeks Action Taken Report From Bihar Govt On Disciplinary Action Against Erring Cops
2 years, 9 months ago

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Seeks Action Taken Report From Bihar Govt On Disciplinary Action Against Erring Cops

Live Law  

In relation to the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case, Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Bihar to file an action take report regarding action taken pursuant to the recommendations of the CBI to initiate disciplinary proceedings against erring officers and blacklisting of NGOs mentioned above. The present application filed through Advocate Fauzia Shakil has pointed out that …

Two Minor Girls Go Missing After Children Shifted to Another Shelter Home on Sexual Assault Complaints
3 years, 7 months ago

Two Minor Girls Go Missing After Children Shifted to Another Shelter Home on Sexual Assault Complaints

News 18  

Two more minor girls went missing after children from a shelter home in East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, were shifted to another place late Friday evening by the administration after allegations of sexual assaults there, surfaced. Forty children, all minor barring two, were moved to Bal Kalyan Aashram, Gobarghausi in Jamshedpur after complaints of sexual assault and torture over a …

Over 2,400 missing girls rescued in Jan 2021: MP Police
3 years, 11 months ago

Over 2,400 missing girls rescued in Jan 2021: MP Police

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh police have rescued 2,444 minor girls last month under a campaign to trace missing and abducted girls, an official said on Wednesday. “ Operation Muskan was carried out in January in which 2,444 missing and abducted girls were rescued from Madhya Pradesh and outside the state,” the official from the MP police headquarters here said. Those rescued included …

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 …

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. …

No Children Murdered In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case : CBI Tells SC
5 years ago

No Children Murdered In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case : CBI Tells SC

Live Law  

The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that no children were in fact murdered, as alleged in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case, and the skeletons unearthed from the surrounding premises actually belonged to some adults. Appearing for the probe agency, AG K. K. Venugopal told the bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde that upon investigation, the statements …

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 …

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 …

Deoria shelter home rape: CBI takes over investigation into exploitation of minors in Uttar Pradesh, say officials
5 years, 4 months ago

Deoria shelter home rape: CBI takes over investigation into exploitation of minors in Uttar Pradesh, say officials

Firstpost  

The CBI has taken over the investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of minor girls in a shelter home in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday. New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of minor girls in a shelter home in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The two Uttar Pradesh …

Absence of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case from political campaign riles activists; experts seek transparency in child care institutions
5 years, 8 months ago

Absence of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case from political campaign riles activists; experts seek transparency in child care institutions

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: A network of 60 reporters set off across India to test the idea of development as it is experienced on the ground. *** Muzaffarpur: A year ago, the shocking stories emerging from Bihar’s shelter homes, particularly the horrors faced by shelter home inmates from Muzaffarpur, had rocked the nation. The sexual abuse of 34 out of 42 girls …

Delhi court likely to frame charges in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case on 18 March
5 years, 10 months ago

Delhi court likely to frame charges in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case on 18 March

Firstpost  

On 7 February, the Supreme Court ordered authorities to transfer the case from Bihar to a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court in Saket District Court complex in Delhi, which would conclude the trial within six months by holding preferably day-to-day hearing. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday fixed 18 March for the framing of charges in the …

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: Six of seven girls, who escaped Bihar childcare institution, found in Darbhanga
5 years, 10 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Six of seven girls, who escaped Bihar childcare institution, found in Darbhanga

Firstpost  

Opposition parties flayed the NDA government in Bihar, alleging that five of the girls were “witnesses” in the Muzaffarpur scandal and claimed their escape was a “conspiracy” hatched by the ruling dispensation to protect “big shots”. Darbhanga Senior Superintendent of Police Babu Ram said, “Six of the minor girls were found in Gangauli village under the Sakatpur police station area …

Seven minor girls flee from govt-funded shelter home in Mokama
5 years, 10 months ago

Seven minor girls flee from govt-funded shelter home in Mokama

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Nitish Kumar government was in for another setback after seven girls were found missing from a Patna based shelter home on Saturday. Speaking on the issue Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi said that, “FIR has been registered by the local police station and efforts are on to trace the girls who have gone missing”. Sources told this newspaper that …

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 …

7 girls, who were witnesses in Muzaffarpur shelter home case, go missing
5 years, 10 months ago

7 girls, who were witnesses in Muzaffarpur shelter home case, go missing

India Today  

At least seven girls, who were allegedly witnesses in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, have gone missing from a government-run shelter home in Patna's Mokama, triggering panic among the local administration. These girls were shifted to Mokama shelter last year after the horrific Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case came to light in an audit conducted by Tata Institute of Social …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC tells Bihar govt 'enough is enough', transfers case to Delhi trial court
5 years, 11 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC tells Bihar govt 'enough is enough', transfers case to Delhi trial court

Firstpost  

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the Muzaffarpur shelter home cases should be transferred from the Bihar CBI court to a POCSO Saket trial court within two weeks. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi 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 …

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 …

Bihar shelter home rape cases: Supreme Court transfers investigations to CBI, says no transfer of officers without permission
6 years, 1 month ago

Bihar shelter home rape cases: Supreme Court transfers investigations to CBI, says no transfer of officers without permission

Firstpost  

Bihar has 17 such homes and the CBI is already probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the inquiry into the alleged physical and sexual abuse of inmates at 17 shelter homes in Bihar to the Central Bureau of Investigation, despite strong opposition from the state government. The top court also laid down that the …

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 …

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 rape cases: CBI discovers five girls died in shelter home, set to probe doctors on case and whereabouts of remains
6 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarpur rape cases: CBI discovers five girls died in shelter home, set to probe doctors on case and whereabouts of remains

Firstpost  

The CBI, probing the alleged rape of 34 girls at the Muzaffarpur shelter home, on Sunday searched documents at Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital Patna: The Central Bureau of Investigation has discovered that five minor girls, and not two as reported earlier, died in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. The CBI, probing the alleged rape of 34 …

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 …

Bihar: Four minors missing from Patna’s Asha Kiran shelter home, search operations underway
6 years, 2 months ago

Bihar: Four minors missing from Patna’s Asha Kiran shelter home, search operations underway

Op India  

Nearly six months after the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, which had sent the country into a deep shock, four women have been reported to be missing from Patna’s Asha Kiran shelter home on Sunday. Bihar: Four women found missing from Patna’s Asha Kiran shelter home; Case registered, search operation by the police is underway — ANI November 11, 2018 …

Bihar: 4 women found missing from Patna's Asha Kiran shelter home; Case registered, search operation by police is underway
6 years, 2 months ago

Bihar: 4 women found missing from Patna's Asha Kiran shelter home; Case registered, search operation by police is underway

India TV News  

Four women were found missing from Patna's Asha Kiran shelter home on Sunday. "A case has been registered and we are going to recover the four missing women soon," said Manu Maharaj, SSP Patna. The incident was reported nearly six months after the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. It is pertinent to mention here that last month the Supreme Court …

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 …

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 …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: CBI tells Supreme Court it unearthed skeleton of 15-year-old at excavation site
6 years, 3 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: CBI tells Supreme Court it unearthed skeleton of 15-year-old at excavation site

Firstpost  

The CBI began to excavate a grave in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, where it is suspected that the remains of some of the girls, who were sexually abused at the shelter home, could be buried. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday told the Supreme Court it had unearthed the skeleton of a 15-year-old girl at a cremation site in Bihar …

Bihar shelter home rape: CBI finds skeleton, could be of murdered inmate
6 years, 3 months ago

Bihar shelter home rape: CBI finds skeleton, could be of murdered inmate

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: In the latest development in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, the Central Bureau of Investigation team probing the case found a human skeleton at a cremation ground in district's Sikandarpur area. The case which came to light five months ago, revealed that over 40 girls were sexually exploited and one was allegedly killed and later buried to hush up …

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 …

Sexual abuse prevalent in almost all Bihar shelter homes: TISS report
6 years, 4 months ago

Sexual abuse prevalent in almost all Bihar shelter homes: TISS report

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Sexual abuse, varying in forms and degree of intensity, was prevalent in almost all shelter homes in Bihar, a TISS report made public by the Bihar government said. According to the 100-page report, the Muzaffarpur shelter home run by Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the sex abuse case, had been "running in a highly questionable manner along with grave …

Patna shelter home: 2 more girls hospitalised days after two inmates die
6 years, 5 months ago

Patna shelter home: 2 more girls hospitalised days after two inmates die

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Days after two girls were brought dead from Aasra shelter home to Patna Medical College and Hospital, another two girls from the same safe haven have been admitted to the specified hospital. On Monday, the Bihar Police detained shelter home secretary and treasurer in connection with the death of two women at Patna's 'Aasra Home' and sent them to …

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 …

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 …

'Girls are raped left, right and centre': Supreme Court raps Bihar govt over Muzaffarpur shelter home case
6 years, 5 months ago

'Girls are raped left, right and centre': Supreme Court raps Bihar govt over Muzaffarpur shelter home case

India TV News  

A furious Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Bihar government over the horrific Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case and asked why the authorities failed to inspect these 'horror homes'. Hearing a case related to sexual assault and torture of nearly 30 girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, the Supreme Court expressed dismay over the Nitish Kumar government's failure to …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: Supreme Court pulls up Bihar govt, asks why state was funding NGO that raped girls
6 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: Supreme Court pulls up Bihar govt, asks why state was funding NGO that raped girls

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while hearing the case of the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases, expressed concern over incidents of rape in India and said that women are being raped “left, right, and centre”. The apex court referred to National Crime Records Bureau data which says that a woman is raped every six hours in the country. A bench …

Supreme Court to resume hearing Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases: Bihar govt has suspended 23 officials so far
6 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court to resume hearing Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases: Bihar govt has suspended 23 officials so far

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the Muzaffarpur shelter home abuse case, a week after after it was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. A week after the case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court will resume hearing the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases. The apex court last week had taken …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: TISS report found facility running in 'highly questionable manner'
6 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: TISS report found facility running in 'highly questionable manner'

Firstpost  

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences pointed at the sexual exploitation and abuse at six short-stay homes and 14 shelters and brought to notice the sexual abuse in the Muzaffarpur shelter home. The alleged sexual exploitation in the facility was first highlighted in a social audit report submitted by Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Science, to Bihar’s social welfare department …

'Build single facility to prevent misuse by NGOs', urges Maneka Gandhi in backdrop of Muzzafarpur, Deoria shelter home rape cases
6 years, 5 months ago

'Build single facility to prevent misuse by NGOs', urges Maneka Gandhi in backdrop of Muzzafarpur, Deoria shelter home rape cases

India TV News  

In the backdrop of the alleged sexual exploitation of minor girls in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday urged the states to build single large central facility to house such children in a bid to prevent "abuse and misuse" by NGOs. The Women and Child Development Minister said that the adoption and skill development …

'Girls taken away at night, came back crying': Minor who escaped UP shelter
6 years, 5 months ago

'Girls taken away at night, came back crying': Minor who escaped UP shelter

Deccan Chronicle  

Deoria : Eighteen girls are still missing from Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria shelter home for women while 24 others have been rescued by authorities. The girls were rescued after a 10-year-old girl escaped the shelter home on Sunday night and revealed that after four o'clock in the evening, several people in black and white cars would come and take girls between …

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