Special child tortured: warden of home held

Madurai | Monday | 23rd July, 2018

Summary:

After investigation by Child Welfare Department officials, Colachel all-women police registered cases against the home in-charge Rajesh Sathya (43), Jebapriya (45) and Saroja (50). The girl was rescued by a team of District Child Protection Unit personnel on a tip-off on Saturday. more-inNAGERCOILJebapriya (45), warden of the home for special children run by CSI church at Alangodu in Kanniyakumari district, was arrested on Sunday in connection with the harassment of a 17-year-old mentally-challenged girl inmate. When authorities visited the home, the child is said to have communicated the torture she suffered through gestures. Twenty-seven people, who staged the demonstration and blocked the road, were also arrested by the police..