Jan 03, 2025 11:52 AM IST
A particular courtroom in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur has acquitted Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused within the case associated to the disappearance of 11 girls from short-stay residence Swadhar Griha his NGO Seva Sankalp Ewam Vikas Samiti (SSEVS) ran for destitute. The NGO additionally ran Balika Griha, the place 34 of 42 inmates had been discovered to have been sexually abused in 2019.
Particular choose Ajay Kumar Mall acquitted Thakur and his associates, Sahista Praveen alias Madhu, and Krishna Kumar, within the Swadhar Griha case on Thursday because the prosecution didn’t show the costs. The three had been delivered to the Muzaffarpur courtroom from Delhi’s Tihar jail amid heavy safety. They’ll proceed to stay behind bars as they had been sentenced to life within the Balika Griha case.
Particular public prosecutor Jai Mangal Prasad stated the prosecution produced seven witnesses and 4 investigation officers however couldn’t produce sturdy proof.
Males together with Thakur and authorities officers accountable for the welfare of the inmates Balika Grih had been accused of sexually abusing them. Tata Institute of Social Sciences audit of Bihar’s shelter properties singled out Balika Grih for “grave cases” of sexual violence. The inmates revealed chilling particulars within the courtroom of being overwhelmed up, confined, drugged and raped.
In late July 2019, the CBI took over the Balika Grih investigation. By then, the Bihar Police had arrested 10 of the 11 individuals named within the case, together with Thakur, and 7 girls staff of the shelter residence. Bihar’s social welfare division awarded Thakur’s NGO ₹40 lakh yearly to run Balika Grih.
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