In Muzaffarpur, in a shelter home, cases of sexual abuse, rape and torture were reported. In a medical examination, sexual abuse of 34 out of 42 inmates living at the shelter was confirmed.
The court said this in the course of hearing of the sexual abuse of 34 girls in the shelter home run by an NGO at Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
The inmates said that at least two of the fellow children died due to continuous abuse by the owner who is a former armyman.
On August 2, the bench had said that investigation in the Muzaffarpur case be conducted with the assistance of professional counsellors or qualified child psychologists appointed in consultation with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bangalore, TISS and AIIMS, Delhi.
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Thakur was produced before a POSCO court in Muzaffarpur along with nine other accused arrested in the case amid tight security.
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“Under ADG Crime a SIT is being set up,” Adityanath said.
The horrific details of sexual assault and torture that the girls aged 15-18 years inside the illegal shelter home has sent shockwaves across the country.
The government has also ordered the immediate removal of Deoria District Magistrate Sujit Kumar.
On Sunday, Union minister C P Thakur also had said that Manju Verma should resign taking moral responsibility for the sexual abuse.
"I have been asking for a scheme where each state should have a single large facility to house all such girls and children which should be run by the state government," she said.
The government has also ordered the immediate removal of Deoria District Magistrate Sujit Kumar.
According to sources, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought a report from Women and Child Development department chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi. District Magistrate Sujit Kumar has been removed from his post, while then-DPO Abhishek Pandey has been suspended.
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Yadav, who is the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, has also invited Congress president Rahul Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to attend his dharna.
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