Bihar shelter rape case: ED attaches properties of Brajesh Thakur worth Rs 7 crore

The Enforcement Directorate has attached immovable and movable properties worth over Rs 7 crore in connection with Muzzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The chargesheets revealed that the girls' children shelter home in Muzaffarpur run by Sewa Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti was found to be operating under highly questionable methods and several girls reported being sexually abused. "Accused Brajesh Thakur, having overall control of running Muzaffarpur shelter home along with other members of balika grih raped girls and perpetrated crimes of sexual abuse, sexual assault, physical assault on deprived and abandoned girl children," said the ED. It has also been revealed that the funds received by the NGO were illegally diverted/siphoned off for acquisition of properties and personal use by Brajesh Thakur and his family members," ED said. "This is evident from the fact that funds to the tune of Rs 1,53,86,129/- have been transferred from the bank accounts of Sewa Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti to the bank accounts of Brajesh Thakur and his family members and that of Pratah Kamal for acquisition of huge movable and Immovable properties and also for payment of fees for medical education of Mehul Anand son of Brajesh Thakur," said an ED officer.