NEW DELHI, July 13:
The CBI has taken up investigation into the allegations of sexual abuse and torture of the inmates of the ‘Apna Ghar’ shelter home in Haryana’s Rohtak, which was run by an NGO.
“The CBI has taken up investigation in Apna Ghar case of Rohtak in Haryana. A team has been sent to the area,” probe agency’s spokesperson Dharini Mishra said today.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 11 had given the Centre a week’s time to decide on a CBI probe into the case.
The Haryana government had about a month ago recommended a CBI probe into the allegations of sexual abuse and torture of the inmates of the ‘Apna Ghar’.
Inmates of the Rohtak shelter home were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse, physical and mental exploitation and used as bonded labour.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Right had rescued nearly 120 people, including children and women, from the house after carrying out a surprise raid on May 9. (UNI)
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