CBI takes over probe into sexual abuse at Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over investigation into the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

The case relates to mental, physical and sexual exploitation of girls residing at Balika Grih, Muzaffarpur. The CBI has booked officers and employees of the shelter home.

Bihar government had on Thursday handed over the investigation into the alleged sexual assault to the CBI. The matter had come to light earlier this year when the Bihar Social Welfare Department filed an FIR based on a social audit of the



shelter home conducted by a Mumbai-based institute.

The audit report stated that many girls at the shelter home had complained of sexual abuse. A special investigation team was formed to probe the complaints.

A CBI team visited shelter home in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar this afternoon and collected evidences, including computer, hard disc and clothes of the victims. It also recovered medical equipment and sedatives from the shelter home, giving credence to allegations that girls were raped after being drugged.