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 harassment were reported in 2018 in shelter homes in India – a rise of almost 30% over the 544 such instances reported the previous year. According to latest report, maximum cases of abuse in shelter homes – 288 – have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana. Data in the category of sexual harassment in shelter homes for women and children appeared for the first time in NCRB’s annual report for 2017, which was released in October 2019.

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CBI Registers Fresh FIR in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Abuse Case
1 year, 5 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, …

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 …

3 Women Accuse Chhattisgarh Shelter Home Staff of Physical, Mental Abuse
3 years, 11 months 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 …

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: 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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Bihar: CBI registers two more cases in Bihar for alleged abuse of minors
5 years, 11 months 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 …

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 …

Delhi shelter home inmates abused by staff with chilli powder in private parts, says DCW; 4 female employees arrested
6 years ago

Delhi shelter home inmates abused by staff with chilli powder in private parts, says DCW; 4 female employees arrested

Firstpost  

An FIR was registered and four women employees of the Delhi shelter home — a welfare officer, an in-charge and two house mothers — were arrested. New Delhi: Four women employees of a shelter home in Delhi, where girls were allegedly abused by its staff, were arrested on Saturday, police said. During an inspection of the private shelter home in …

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 …

Bihar shelter home case: SC slams state for 'shameful', 'inhuman' conduct; favours CBI probe
6 years, 1 month ago

Bihar shelter home case: SC slams state for 'shameful', 'inhuman' conduct; favours CBI probe

India TV News  

Following the allegations of physical and sexual abuse of children at several shelter homes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as "very shameful" and "inhuman" the conduct of Bihar government. Despite there being allegations that children were sodomised at the shelter homes, why FIRs have not been lodged under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, asked apex court from …

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

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

Firstpost  

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

Bihar shelter home 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 …

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 …

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 …

Six officials suspended for 'negligence of duty' in Bihar shelter home rapes
6 years, 5 months ago

Six officials suspended for 'negligence of duty' in Bihar shelter home rapes

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Six officials of Bihar's social welfare department, which has drawn flak after the sexual abuse of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur came to light, have been placed under suspension on account of "negligence and dereliction of duty". All the officials, suspended with immediate effect, have been charged with "failure to take adequate legal action" with regard …

Bihar Police finds one of the four girls who had fled Muzaffarpur shelter home to escape sexual abuse
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar Police finds one of the four girls who had fled Muzaffarpur shelter home to escape sexual abuse

Firstpost  

Bihar Police have tracked down one out of the four missing girls involved in the shelter home rape case in Lucknow Muzaffarpur: One of the four girls who reportedly escaped the Muzaffarpur shelter home, which is embroiled in a sex scandal, has been found in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, police sources said in Muzaffarpur on Sunday. As per records of the …

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape: DCW chief asks Nitish Kumar to ensure well-being of sexual assault victims
6 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape: DCW chief asks Nitish Kumar to ensure well-being of sexual assault victims

Firstpost  

DCW chief wrote to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asking him of the steps being taken to ensure the wellbeing of the girls who were sexually assaulted in Muzaffarpur. New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal wrote to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday, asking him of the steps being taken by his government to ensure the wellbeing …

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance; Restrains Media From Publishing Even Blurred/ Morphed Photos Of Minor Rape Victims
6 years, 5 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 …

Can't compel to relive trauma: SC bans morphed images of Bihar shelter rape victims
6 years, 5 months ago

Can't compel to relive trauma: SC bans morphed images of Bihar shelter rape victims

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the media from showing, even in morphed form, images of the alleged victims of rape and sexual assault at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, observing they cannot be compelled to "relive the trauma" again and again. The apex court ban in which the media was also asked not to interview …

Supreme Court takes up Bihar shelter rape case
6 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court takes up Bihar shelter rape case

India Today  

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Bihar government and the Ministry of Women and Child Development regarding the Bihar shelter home rape case today. The case of multiple child rapes in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur hit headlines a few days ago. Meanwhile, Left parties and groups have called for a Bihar bandh in protest against …

Bihar governor writes to CM, suggests monitoring system for shelter homes
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar governor writes to CM, suggests monitoring system for shelter homes

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik shot off letters to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday, terming the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur as "heart-rending" and suggested measures for preventing recurrence of such incidents in the future. Malik has also written to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Chief Justice of the …

Bihar shelter functioned as brothel, had room for forced abortions
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar shelter functioned as brothel, had room for forced abortions

India Today  

Many skeletons are tumbling out of the closet as the case of serial rapes of girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur gets murkier. The shocking details which emerged in the 16-page charge sheet is that one of the rooms in the shelter home was like an operation theatre where forceful abortions were carried out if the girls became pregnant. …

Bihar shelter home: New medical report confirms rape of 5 more girls
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar shelter home: New medical report confirms rape of 5 more girls

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur/Patna: The number of minor girls allegedly sexually abused at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur has increased to 34, with fresh medical reports confirming rape of five more girls, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police Harpreet Kaur told news agency PTI over phone that fresh medical reports of 13 girl inmates have confirmed that …

Muzaffarpur sexual abuse case: CBI takes over the investigation, case registered against officers and employees
6 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur sexual abuse case: CBI takes over the investigation, case registered against officers and employees

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has now taken over the case of the alleged sexual exploitation of girls in Balika Grih, a children’s home in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The CBI has booked the officers and employees of the shelter home in connection with the sexual, physical and mental exploitation of 42 girls, who was staying in the shelter home. The shelter …

CBI takes over investigation into Muzaffarpur rape case, books officers and employees of shelter home
6 years, 5 months ago

CBI takes over investigation into Muzaffarpur rape case, books officers and employees of shelter home

Firstpost  

The CBI has taken over the investigation into the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, an official said on Sunday. New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, an official said on Sunday. “It is alleged that …

CBI takes over investigation, books staff in Bihar shelter home rapes
6 years, 5 months ago

CBI takes over investigation, books staff in Bihar shelter home rapes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The CBI has taken over investigation into the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, an official said on Sunday. "It is alleged that officials/employees of girl's children home run by Seva Sankalp Evam Vikash Samiti used to mentally, physically and sexually exploit the children residing there," a CBI spokesperson said. The …

CBI initiates investigation in Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case
6 years, 5 months ago

CBI initiates investigation in Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against officers and employees of Balika Grih Sahu, Muzaffarpur in connection with the mental, physical and sexual exploitation of girls residing at the children's home. It has been alleged that officials and employees of the children's home run by Seva Sankalp Evam Vikash Samiti, used to mentally, physically and sexually exploit …

'Rakshas Raj': Tejashwi Yadav after 5 more rapes confirmed at Bihar girls' home
6 years, 5 months ago

'Rakshas Raj': Tejashwi Yadav after 5 more rapes confirmed at Bihar girls' home

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The number of victims in Muzaffarpur shelter home case has gone up to 34 after medical examination report confirmed sexual assault on five more girls. Speaking about the rise in crimes against women, RJD leader Tejashwi said on Saturday,“Not only Muzaffarpur shelter home where minor girls became victims of sexual assault but we have also been receiving reports of …

More girls raped in Bihar shelter home, Tejashwi Yadav calls it 'rakshas raj'
6 years, 5 months ago

More girls raped in Bihar shelter home, Tejashwi Yadav calls it 'rakshas raj'

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: A fresh medical examination has revealed that five more girls were repeatedly raped at a Bihar shelter home, taking the total to 34. Bihar's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav took to Twitter to attack the government and equated the prevalent condition in the state to "Rakshas Raj". Under pressure from the Opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar handed over …

Muzaffarpur shelter-home rapes: NHRC issues notice to Bihar govt, DGP
6 years, 5 months ago

Muzaffarpur shelter-home rapes: NHRC issues notice to Bihar govt, DGP

India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission today send a notice to the Bihar government and the state's police chief in connection with alleged sexual exploitation of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur district, while observing that authorities have "failed miserably" in protecting their dignity. "A shelter home is supposed to give security and protection to girls but under no …

In Bihar shelter home case, CM Nitish Kumar recommends CBI inquiry
6 years, 5 months ago

In Bihar shelter home case, CM Nitish Kumar recommends CBI inquiry

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged sexual exploitation of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur district on Thursday. Terming the incident "deplorable", the decision to hand over the case to the CBI was taken to prevent rumour-mongering in the state, an official release said. Medical examinations of 29 of the 42 …

16 Rapes and an Alleged Killing in a Shelter Home in Muzaffarpur
6 years, 5 months ago

16 Rapes and an Alleged Killing in a Shelter Home in Muzaffarpur

The Quint  

A shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur came under the scanner when an audit report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, in June, revealed that minor girls living there were being subjected to sexual assault. Bihar DGP KS Dwivedi stated that 42 out of 44 girls have undergone medical examinations. Amid reports that a girl was allegedly beaten to death …

40 rapes, girl killed and buried in Bihar shelter home; cops dig compound
6 years, 5 months ago

40 rapes, girl killed and buried in Bihar shelter home; cops dig compound

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: Gory details are emerging from the state-funded shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur where more than 40 minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted over a period of time. Terming the incident unfortunate, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, accused the Nitish Kumar-led state government of shielding the culprits. "Owner of the NGO that …

Police dig for girl's body at Bihar shelter home where 16 rapes took place
6 years, 5 months ago

Police dig for girl's body at Bihar shelter home where 16 rapes took place

India Today  

Authorities in Bihar's Muzaffarpur have begun digging the ground inside a shelter home where a girl was allegedly killed and buried over an argument with the shelter home's staff. The digging being carried out today relates to an allegation that one of girls living at the shelter home was beaten to death by the staff and buried inside the institution's …

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