Rourkela orphanage raided, one arrested
Rourkela: Following allegation of girls being sexually abused at
Sarvabhoutik Anath Shishu Ashram at Basanti Colony on Malgodown Road, police
along with the members of the district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) today
raided it. One Deepak Bal was arrested and a case has been registered against
him.
According to
Abul Kalam Azad, member of CWC, as many as 102 children are staying in this
ashram. Many of them are orphans.
The CWC team
has reportedly interrogated Mahendra Bal, owner and care-taker of the Ashram,
in this connection. One Deepak Bal, nephew of Mahendra is now under the custody
of CWC.
After
conducting raids, the team has sent 10 girls suspected to have been sexually
abused, for medical examination at Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH).
Sources in
the CWC said that action will be taken against the accused persons after
getting medical reports of these girls.
The district
Collector has directed to seal the ashram. However, the step to seal it has not
been taken as because some inmates have refused to leave the ashram. The
inmates will be under surveillance by the local administration.
Sudarshan
Sethi, Additional SP, Rourkela, said after getting the report from Babita
Mahapatra, Chairperson of local CWC, police team raided the ashram.
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