Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance; Restrains Media From Publishing Even Blurred/ Morphed Photos Of Minor Rape Victims
6 years, 7 months ago

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance; Restrains Media From Publishing Even Blurred/ Morphed Photos Of Minor Rape Victims

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual exploitation and torture of more than 30 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, issuing a notice to the State as well as the Ministry of Women and Child Development.The Bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta also expressed concern over media houses revealing the identity of. The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual exploitation and torture of more than 30 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, issuing a notice to the State as well as the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The Bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta also expressed concern over media houses revealing the identity of child rape victims and restrained them from publishing their photos and videos even in blurred and morphed forms. The report, submitted on April 26 this year, made startling revelations about “physical and sexual violations of girls,” especially at the Muzaffarpur home.

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Bihar shelter home case: Main accused, two others acquitted for want of evidence
2 months, 1 week ago

Bihar shelter home case: Main accused, two others acquitted for want of evidence

Hindustan Times  

A special court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur has acquitted Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the case related to the disappearance of 11 women from short-stay home Swadhar Griha his NGO Seva Sankalp Ewam Vikas Samiti ran for destitute. Special judge Ajay Kumar Mall acquitted Thakur and his associates, Sahista Praveen alias Madhu, and Krishna Kumar, in the Swadhar Griha case …

Bihar: Gang accused of raping 200 girls on the pretext of giving them jobs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar: Gang accused of raping 200 girls on the pretext of giving them jobs

Op India  

A shocking case of sexual exploitation of girls on the pretext of promising them jobs has come to light in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. As per reports, the accused gang weaponised Bihar’s unemployment and migration issues and opened a fake marketing racket named DVR, and posted job offers on social media. But after getting information about the raid, CMD Tilak Singh along …

CBI Registers Fresh FIR in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Abuse Case
1 year, 7 months ago

CBI Registers Fresh FIR in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Abuse Case

News 18  

The CBI registered a fresh FIR on Saturday against unidentified officials of a shelter home for girls in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, which hit the headlines in 2018 for large-scale sexual abuse of inmates, in connection with a missing girl who was shown as reunited with parents in 2015 based on forged documents. Brajesh Thakur whose NGO ran the shelter home, …

Bihar: Man Rapes Woman While Her Husband's Away, She Slits His Genitals in Self Defence
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar: Man Rapes Woman While Her Husband's Away, She Slits His Genitals in Self Defence

News 18  

A woman in Bihar’s Banka district resorted to self-defence and partly slit a man’s genitals who barged into her house and allegedly raped her on Friday night. The woman, who is in her 20s, was asleep at her home when the 27-year-old accused barged into her house from the roof door and raped her, while her husband was away, the …

Maharashtra: Shelter home operator arrested for allegedly raping minor
2 years, 3 months 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 …

Women\'s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 6 months ago

Women\'s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged kidnapping and murder of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, saying women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said …

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 6 months ago

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, saying that women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Women's safety cannot be expected from those facilitating …

Gaighat Shelter Home Case Investigation Will Be Completed Within 4 Weeks: Bihar Govt Tells Patna High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Gaighat Shelter Home Case Investigation Will Be Completed Within 4 Weeks: Bihar Govt Tells Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Bihar government has submitted before the Patna High Court that the investigation in Gaighat Shelter Home case, which relates to sedation and sexual abuse of women at the institution, would be completed within 4 weeks. During the hearing, Advocate General Lalit Kishor, appearing for the state government, stated before the division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice …

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Seeks Action Taken Report From Bihar Govt On Disciplinary Action Against Erring Cops
2 years, 11 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 …

Woman Dy. SP Rank Officer To Probe Gaighat Shelter Home Case: State Govt Informs Patna High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Woman Dy. SP Rank Officer To Probe Gaighat Shelter Home Case: State Govt Informs Patna High Court

Live Law  

Last week, the Patna High Court was informed by the Bihar Government that the Gaighat Shelter Home case will be investigated by a female officer, not below the rank of Dy. S.P and it was also submitted that the investigation is presently in progress.It may be noted that earlier this month, the Patna High Court had taken a suo moto …

Women In Shelter Home Allegedly Subjected To Immoral Acts After Being Sedated: Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance
3 years, 1 month ago

Women In Shelter Home Allegedly Subjected To Immoral Acts After Being Sedated: Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance

Live Law  

The Patna High Court today took a suo moto cognizance in a matter wherein an inmate of a shelter home alleged that women were forced to submit themselves to "immoral acts" after being sedated.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol and Justice S. Kumar took a suo moto cognizance on the basis of recommendation made by the Juvenile Justice Monitoring …

Horrifying details of rape and torture emerge from Jharkhand NGO's shelter home
3 years, 9 months ago

Horrifying details of rape and torture emerge from Jharkhand NGO's shelter home

Hindustan Times  

An investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of two minor girls at a children’s home run by a state government-approved NGO, Mother Teresa Welfare Trust, has found that more girl inmates were being abused there for over four years, Jamshedpur senior superintendent of police Dr M Tamil Vanan has said. Police on Tuesday said an FIR under Pocso Act and …

3 Women Accuse Chhattisgarh Shelter Home Staff of Physical, Mental Abuse
4 years, 1 month ago

3 Women Accuse Chhattisgarh Shelter Home Staff of Physical, Mental Abuse

News 18  

Three women, who were recently shifted out of a shelter home located in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, have accused its staff of indulging in physical and mental abuse against the inmates. The allegations were made recently after a 20-year-old among the three women allegedly denied to leave the shelter home located in the Sarkanda police station area even as her husband …

Every Possible Fundamental & Human Right Of Victim Was Violated: DCW Chairperson Writes To CJI Seeking HC Monitored Inquiry Into Hathras Gang Rape Case [Read Letter]
4 years, 5 months ago

Every Possible Fundamental & Human Right Of Victim Was Violated: DCW Chairperson Writes To CJI Seeking HC Monitored Inquiry Into Hathras Gang Rape Case [Read Letter]

Live Law  

Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, has written a letter to the CJI, urging him to take cognizance of the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old dalit girl in UP's Hathras district. "Every possible fundamental and human right of the victim was violated," Maliwal said while urging the Court to pass directions for: A High Court …

Bihar: Trainee woman police SI alleges torture and abuse at work place in Bihar
4 years, 6 months ago

Bihar: Trainee woman police SI alleges torture and abuse at work place in Bihar

India Today  

A trainee woman police sub-inspector has alleged torture and abuse at her work place in the premises of a police outpost in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district and has lodged a complaint with the state director general of police and the state women commission. The woman SI has alleged that the Fakuli police outpost in-charge and a trainee male SI had misbehaved, …

Muzaffarpur shelter home: Brajesh Thakur moves HC against jail for life for sexual assault
4 years, 7 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 …

Chronology of events in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case
5 years, 1 month 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
5 years, 1 month 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
5 years, 1 month 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, 2 months 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 proof of girls being killed inside Bihar home'
5 years, 2 months ago

'No proof of girls being killed inside Bihar home'

India Today  

More than a year after two skeletons were recovered from a shelter home for girls in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, amidst allegations of several of the inmates being sexually assaulted, drugged and some disposed of, the CBI has on Wednesday said that the remains were not of the inmates. Girls recovered from the shelter home had given statements to counsellors from the …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Verdict to be pronounced on January 14
5 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 4 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, 5 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 …

NCW takes suo moto cognisance of alleged rape of Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor, asks Bihar police to investigate on a priority basis
5 years, 5 months ago

NCW takes suo moto cognisance of alleged rape of Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor, asks Bihar police to investigate on a priority basis

Op India  

Taking suo moto cognisance of the alleged rape of a Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor, on Friday night, the National Commission for Women has issued a notice to Bihar DGP requesting him to treat this case on an urgent basis and commission a speedy probe in the matter. National Commission for Women: The inquiry committee headed by the NCW Chairperson will …

Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor gang raped in a moving car, three of the four accused arrested
5 years, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Violent protests erupt in India after seven-year-old girl abducted and raped
5 years, 8 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 …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC grants 3 months to CBI to complete probe, examine murder angle
5 years, 9 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC grants 3 months to CBI to complete probe, examine murder angle

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted three months time to the CBI to complete its probe, including into the murder aspect, in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted three months time to the CBI to complete its probe, including into the murder aspect, in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. A vacation bench comprising …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Complete probe within three months, Supreme Court tells CBI
5 years, 9 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Complete probe within three months, Supreme Court tells CBI

India TV News  

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Complete probe within three months, Supreme Court tells CBI Several girls were sexually and physically assaulted at an NGO-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur and the issue had come to light following a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The Supreme Court Monday granted three months time to the CBI to complete its probe, including …

Absence of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case from political campaign riles activists; experts seek transparency in child care institutions
5 years, 10 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 …

11 other girls in Bihar shelter home may have been killed, CBI finds bundle of bones
5 years, 10 months ago

11 other girls in Bihar shelter home may have been killed, CBI finds bundle of bones

India Today  

In a sensational revelation in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case, CBI told the Supreme Court on Friday that 11 girls may have been murdered by key accused Brajesh Thakur and his accomplices and "bundle of bones" have been recovered from a burial ground. "During investigation, from the statement of victims recorded by IOs and NIMHANS team, names of …

Bihar shelter home case: Court frames charges against 21 accused
5 years, 11 months ago

Bihar shelter home case: Court frames charges against 21 accused

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Saturday framed various charges, including that of criminal conspiracy to commit rape and penetrative sexual assault, against all accused persons in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case. In this file photo, police with sniffer dog investigating at Mokama shelter home from where seven minor girls, who were witnesses in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, disappeared …

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

Police recover missing Bihar shelter home girl
6 years ago

Police recover missing Bihar shelter home girl

India TV News  

Police recover missing Bihar shelter home girl The Muzaffarpur horror had come to light in May 2018 when the Bihar Social Welfare Department filed an FIR based on the Tata Institute of Social Sciences social audit. The last of the seven of Bihar shelter home girls who had escaped from a short-stay home here four days ago, have been traced …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Six of seven girls, who escaped Bihar childcare institution, found in Darbhanga
6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years 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 case: Court tells CBI to probe Nitish Kumar
6 years ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Court tells CBI to probe Nitish Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may face a CBI probe in connection with Muzaffarpur shelter home case. Senior lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha said, “the special POCSO court has ordered the CBI to examine the role of Bihar Chief Minister and others after a petition was filed by one of the accused in case.” He said one of the accused, …

Court orders CBI to conduct probe against Bihar CM in shelter home case
6 years ago

Court orders CBI to conduct probe against Bihar CM in shelter home case

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: A court here has directed the CBI to conduct an inquiry against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and two senior bureaucrats in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal. The special POCSO court here passed the order on Friday on an application filed by an accused, Ashwani, a self-styled medical practitioner who allegedly used to inject the home's …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC tells Bihar govt 'enough is enough', transfers case to Delhi trial court
6 years, 1 month 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 …

50-year-old sexually assaulted at Delhi shelter home
6 years, 1 month ago

50-year-old sexually assaulted at Delhi shelter home

India Today  

The Delhi Commission for Women said that it had an FIR filed for the sexual assault of a 50-year-old woman at a private shelter home in Delhi's Qutub Vihar. A team of the DCW led by its member Promila Gupta had visited the shelter home on January 23. The 50-year-old victim told the DCW team that officials at the shelter …

Bihar: CBI registers two more cases in Bihar for alleged abuse of minors
6 years, 1 month ago

Bihar: CBI registers two more cases in Bihar for alleged abuse of minors

Op India  

Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two more cases against shelter homes operating in Bhagalpur and Gaya. The case has been filed upon inputs provided by Tata Institute of Social Science which last year too had unearthed large-scale exploitation of children in shelter homes of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. According to reports, the case has been registered against Boys’ Children Home in …

Girls forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex: CBI on Muzaffarpur shelter
6 years, 2 months ago

Girls forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex: CBI on Muzaffarpur shelter

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Young girls were forced to dance to vulgar songs, sedated and raped at the government-run shelter in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur. CBI in their 73-page chargesheet against Brajesh Thakur, main accused in the shelter scandal revealed the details. As per the chargesheet, girls were forced to wear revealing clothes, dance to “Bhojpuri songs”, drugged and raped in a sedated state by …

Muzaffarpur shelter home girls were forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex with people
6 years, 2 months 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 …

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