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TopicMuzaffarpur shelter home scandal

Topic: Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal

Why Nitish gave Bihar ticket to ex-minister who lost post and party to Muzaffarpur scandal

Manju Verma resigned as social welfare minister after the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse scandal came to light in 2018. She will fight from Cheriya Bariyarpur.

Twists & turns in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case and its political impact

Nineteen people, including a former Bihar MLA, were Monday convicted in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. Sentencing is on 28 January.

Supreme Court allows 8 girls from Muzaffarpur shelter home to reunite with families

The court directed the Bihar government to provide all necessary financial and medical aid to the girls who were among those sexually assaulted at the NGO-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur.

SC gives CBI 3 months to finish investigating Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes, murders

The CBI is investigating the assault and rape of several girls at a NGO-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur

Police locate 6 out of 7 girls who fled Bihar shelter home

Sniffer dogs and forensic experts were pressed into service to trace the girls who had fled the home situated around 100 km from Patna.

Court orders CBI to probe Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Muzaffarpur shelter home case

The special POCSO court passed the order on Friday on an application filed by an accused, Ashwani, a self-styled medical practitioner who allegedly used to inject the home's inmates with sedatives.

How Bihar govt dragged feet on Muzaffarpur sexual abuse case, defied SC

The trial of the Muzaffarpur shelter case has been shifted to Delhi by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court says enough is enough & transfers Muzaffarpur shelter home case to Delhi

The apex court came down heavily on the Bihar govt for its management of 16 shelter homes in the state, other than that at Muzaffarpur.

Bihar ex-minister Manju Verma surrenders to court in Muzaffarpur shelter home case

Manju Verma and her husband, Chandrashekhar Verma reported having close links with the prime accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal.

Court orders seizure of land owned by Muzaffarpur shelter home rape accused Brajesh Thakur’s wife

The court also passed an order asking members of the Brajesh Thakur-led NGO to furninsh details of their assets, including ancestral properties.

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