The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has demanded the detailed medical report of Brajesh Thakur, the key accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, from Muzaffarpur jail’s doctor.
The case is about the sexual exploitation of 44 minor girls who resided in the shelter home. The case was uncovered more than a month ago by the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Later, 11 employees of the child shelter home were arrested.
Thakur, who was arrested on June 2 by the Bihar police in the case, has been resting at a hospital ward inside the Muzaffarpur jail. He reportedly complained of a backache, severe diabetes and heart problem.
An FIR was registered against him on May 31. He is on a judicial custody as the POCSO court reportedly denied to grant his custody to the police.
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On August 8, the CBI froze the bank accounts of Thakur for further investigation into the matter.
The shelter home case was uncovered around three months ago after a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in April revealed that the inmates were allegedly sexually abused.
Meanwhile, the watchman of a shelter home in Madhubani, from where a key witness in the Muzzafarpur case went missing, has also been arrested.
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Thakur, who runs the shelter home in Muzzafarpur, claimed that he was falsely implicated for planning to join the Congress party before he was produced before the court among other accused on Wednesday.
The shelter home case was uncovered around three months ago after a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in April revealed that the inmates were allegedly sexually abused, after which 11 employees of the shelter home were arrested and 44 girls were rescued.
(with inputs from ANI)
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