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

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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 and asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to apprise it on the formulation of a child protection policy. She said the court could direct the states to file action taken report on incidents of sexual abuse of children in shelter home and child care institutions. Earlier, the apex court had expressed concerned over sexual and physical abuse of children at shelter homes across India and has asked the Centre to frame a child protection policy in this regard.

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Kerala: Three shelter home caretakers arrested for assaulting toddler, injuries to genitals found
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala: Three shelter home caretakers arrested for assaulting toddler, injuries to genitals found

India TV News  

Kerela police have detained three caretakers of a child welfare home in Thiruvananthapuram on charges of assaulting a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. The arrests were made after the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare filed a complaint accusing the trio of injuring the child as punishment for bedwetting causing injuries to her genitals. Reports indicate the child was frequently punished for bedwetting, …

Enact Law With Severe Punishment For Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Enact Law With Severe Punishment For Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently asked the State Government to take "serious efforts" to enact laws imposing "severe punishments" in cases of sexual offences by family members or close friends involving children. In doing so the court further said State should take measures for providing awareness programs and provide funds for opening protection homes for children to protect them from …

Maharashtra: Shelter home operator arrested for allegedly raping minor
2 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: Shelter home operator arrested for allegedly raping minor

Firstpost  

Other Aadharashram resident girls’ statements were also recorded by the police Nashik: A 14-year-old girl was raped by the operator of the shelter home at Gyandeep Gurukul Aadharshram located at Mhasrul Shivra, informed the Nashik police on Sunday. Other Aadharashram resident girls’ statements were also recorded by the police. “The police also recorded statements of other girls living in Aadharashram …

Chitradurga mutt sexual assault case: K’taka orders CWC to counsel all children residing in hostel
2 years, 2 months ago

Chitradurga mutt sexual assault case: K’taka orders CWC to counsel all children residing in hostel

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government has ordered the state’s chief welfare committee to conduct counselling for all the children who were lodged in a hostel run by the Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidyapeetha Mutt — whose former pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting four children. Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidyapeetha Mutt‘s former pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been arrested on …

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 …

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. …

30% rise in sexual abuse of young women in shelter homes: NCRB annual report
5 years ago

30% rise in sexual abuse of young women in shelter homes: NCRB annual report

Hindustan Times  

The number of incidents of sexual harassment in shelter homes increased by 30% in 2018, a year when reports of the sexual abuse of tens of young women in a Muzaffarpur shelter home shocked the country. According to the latest government statistics, the National Crimes Record Bureau’s just-released annual “Crime in India-2018” report, as many as 707 incidents of sexual …

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 …

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: Supreme Court seeks rehabilitation plan for victims
5 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur: Supreme Court seeks rehabilitation plan for victims

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Koshish, a field action project of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, to formulate an individual rehabilitation plan for 44 inmates who were subjected to sexual and physical abuse in the Muzaffarpur shelter home. TISS in its social audit exposed the rampant abuse of the minor girls at the shelter home. The institute has …

Violent protests erupt in India after seven-year-old girl abducted and raped
5 years, 6 months ago

Violent protests erupt in India after seven-year-old girl abducted and raped

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The incident happened between 7.30 and 8pm when a motorcycle-borne criminal took the girl away and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

"Enough Is Enough", SC Transfers Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case From Bihar To Delhi
5 years, 11 months ago

"Enough Is Enough", SC Transfers Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case From Bihar To Delhi

Live Law  

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 slammed the state government for its management of shelter homes. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the cases should be transferred from the Bihar CBI court to a POCSO Saket trial. A …

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 …

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 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 …

Four-year-old girl 'gang-raped' in Indian hospital intensive care unit
6 years, 2 months ago

Four-year-old girl 'gang-raped' in Indian hospital intensive care unit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police in India are investigating …

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 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 …

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 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 …

Supreme Court directs media platforms not to publish pictures of sexual abuse victims, warns against interviewing them
6 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court directs media platforms not to publish pictures of sexual abuse victims, warns against interviewing them

Firstpost  

Supreme Court expressed concern over incidents of rape in the country and asked all the print, electronic and social media not to publish or display photos of victims of sexual abuse New Delhi: The Supreme Court, which expressed concern over incidents of rape in the country by observing that women are being raped “left, right and centre”, has asked all …

'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 …

Bihar CM orders probe in all shelter homes after horrific rapes
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar CM orders probe in all shelter homes after horrific rapes

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: After horrific tales of rape and abuse emerged from several Bihar’s shelter homes for girls and boys, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ordered a thorough inspection of all state shelter homes. Kumar also ordered adequate security in all shelter homes in Bihar, including those for women. Nitish Kumar said the horrific rapes of young girls – 34 of …

Uttar Pradesh: 24 rescued from shelter home in Deoria after escaped girl shares plight; several officials suspended; CM seeks report
6 years, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: 24 rescued from shelter home in Deoria after escaped girl shares plight; several officials suspended; CM seeks report

India TV News  

The testimony of a minor girl, who had escaped from a shelter home in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, has led to rescue of 24 others from a plight allegedly similar to the Muzaffarpur shelter home horror. The Deoria Police on Sunday arrested a couple and rescued 24 girls from their shelter home, after its license was revoked following an inspection by …

Shelter home inmates in Deoria, UP, allege sexual exploitation, say were forced into prostitution
6 years, 5 months ago

Shelter home inmates in Deoria, UP, allege sexual exploitation, say were forced into prostitution

Op India  

As many as 24 girls were rescued from a shelter home in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh after the license was revoked following an inspection by the Central Bureau of Investigation. As per reports, the incident came to light after a ten-year-old escaped from the shelter home and informed the police about the ‘servant-like’ treatment meted out to the girls. According to …

Abuse at Bihar shelter homes: What TISS report says
6 years, 5 months ago

Abuse at Bihar shelter homes: What TISS report says

India Today  

Heads have started rolling in Bihar shelter-home rape case. The Bihar government indirectly runs around 110 short-stay and shelter homes for homeless girls, women, boys and juveniles in conflict with law. The Muzaffarpur short-stay home run by the NGO Seva Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti was the worst performer, according to the TISS audit, for "grave instances of violence". The TISS …

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