Rape case Chhapra govt short stay home sealed

  • | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

PATNA: The Saran district administration sealed the government short stay home (SSH) in Chhapra town after the rape of one of the mentally unstable woman living inside it, by a security guard , surfaced on Saturday. “The team members at that time had also quizzed the security guard,” he said. He said that the victim also informed the team about attempt to abort foetus inside her womb due to the rape. The women has also become pregnant.Saran district magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen said that the home was sealed on Saturday night soon after its all 26 occupants were shifted to another SSH in Siwan.“At present, all necessary action was taken by the administration and now further criminal action including investigation would be conducted by police to arrest the remaining culprit,” he said adding he had also written for cancelling the registration of the NGO named ‘Nari Utthan Kendra’ which was running the SSH under agreement with government.The NGO’s training-cum-rehabilitation officer Saroj Kumari and security guard Ram Swaroop Pandit were arrested immediately after an FIR was lodged with the Town police station in Chhapra on Saturday night. It was Pandit who had raped the woman inside the SSH.However, the NGO owner Randhir Prasad , also a co-accused along with Saroj for hiding the matter, was yet to be arrested and raids were on to nab him.Meanwhile, Saran SP Har Kishore Rai said that the woman had been admitted on February 6 this year at the home and her Urine Pregnancy Test (UPT) was found negative at that time.“However, when UPT was conducted again after three months on May 28, it was found positive,” he said.He said that the district project manager (DPO) Sohan Prasad, sensing the seriousness of the issue, immediately informed the higher authorities of the social welfare department which formed a team and inspected the home on July 10 and recorded the statement of the victim.

PATNA: The Saran district administration sealed the government short stay home (SSH) in Chhapra town after the rape of one of the mentally unstable woman living inside it, by a security guard , surfaced on Saturday. The women has also become pregnant.Saran district magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen said that the home was sealed on Saturday night soon after its all 26 occupants were shifted to another SSH in Siwan.“At present, all necessary action was taken by the administration and now further criminal action including investigation would be conducted by police to arrest the remaining culprit,” he said adding he had also written for cancelling the registration of the NGO named ‘Nari Utthan Kendra’ which was running the SSH under agreement with government.The NGO’s training-cum-rehabilitation officer Saroj Kumari and security guard Ram Swaroop Pandit were arrested immediately after an FIR was lodged with the Town police station in Chhapra on Saturday night. It was Pandit who had raped the woman inside the SSH.However, the NGO owner Randhir Prasad , also a co-accused along with Saroj for hiding the matter, was yet to be arrested and raids were on to nab him.Meanwhile, Saran SP Har Kishore Rai said that the woman had been admitted on February 6 this year at the home and her Urine Pregnancy Test (UPT) was found negative at that time.“However, when UPT was conducted again after three months on May 28, it was found positive,” he said.He said that the district project manager (DPO) Sohan Prasad, sensing the seriousness of the issue, immediately informed the higher authorities of the social welfare department which formed a team and inspected the home on July 10 and recorded the statement of the victim. He said that the victim also informed the team about attempt to abort foetus inside her womb due to the rape. “The team members at that time had also quizzed the security guard,” he said.

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