Over 42 girls raped in shelter home, buried body found
Bihar: Over 42 girls raped in shelter home, buried body found Bihar Police dug up a ground of a shelter home run by an NGO in Muzaffarpur to search for body of an inmate who was allegedly murdered after a sexual assault. The matter came to light after a social audit report of the TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences) claimed that 42 girl inmates of the Muzaffarpur Balika Grih had allegedly been sexually assaulted. A girl was beaten up and killed and her body was buried on the stay home premises, said a victim. “On court’s permission, the excavation was carried out at the stay home run by NGO Seva Sankalp and Vikas Samiti on Monday with the help of sniffer dogs but nothing was found. Further probe is on to ascertain the veracity of the allegations,” said Muzaffarpur SSP Harpreet Kaur. “One of the inmates had alleged that staff members often assaulted girl inmates and one of them had died in the process. We dug up the spot on the premises to verify her claims,” she said.A special investigation team (SIT) had been formed. “The police have arrested 10 persons in connection with the Muzaffarpur stay home incident, while raids are on to nab other accused,” said the SSP. :At least 16 of the 21 medical reports submitted to the officials concerned had confirmed rape, while other reports are yet to come,” said sources. At least 30 traumatised rape survivors were under medical observation at various hospitals and are also going through proper medical examination. -PTC News
