Shelter home CWC raid finds girls in sorry state

Lucknow | Sunday | 23rd September, 2018

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“We are in touch with authorities and will lodge an FIR against Manisha Mandir on Sunday. LUCKNOW: As many as 14 girls were ‘rescued’ from a well-known shelter home in Gomtinagar on Saturday after teams of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and police inspected it.The girls, CWC said, were living in pitiable conditions.According to officials, shelter home Manisha Mandir was violating the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. We will call the parents and hand over the girls to them,” added Sharma.Agarwal said, “When the CWC members came, the cook and security guard were present. The money given by people to girls on festivals was also taken away,” added Sharma. Aged six to 14 years, most girls staying in the home had boils on their skin..