Harpreet Kaur, SSP Muzaffarpur on the medical examination reports of minor girls rescued from a government shelter in Bihar | Photo Credit: ANI

Muzaffarpur: In a bone-chilling development emerging from the state of Bihar, reports have revealed that out of the 21 girls rescued from a shelter home here, 16 were raped. The youngest of all the victims is a seven-year-old, confirmed a medical examination.

This rather shocking allegation of rape with almost 16 minor girls was confirmed following a medical examination that was conducted at the Patna Medical College and Hospital. A report of the examination has been sent to the Muzaffarpur police for them to take cognizance of the crimes while probing the matter further. Harpreet Kaur, SSP Muzaffarpur told media personnel, “We have received medical reports from Patna today of 21 girls out of which it has been said that 16 of them had sexual contact. We are waiting for the report of 8 more girls. We are going to file chargesheet against the accused who have been arrested till now.”

Received medical reports of 21 girls, mentions 'a possibility of sexual contact cannot be ruled out', except for 5 girls. Medical report of 8 more girls awaited: Harpreet Kaur SSP Muzaffarpur on minor girls allegedly raped at a shelter home in #Bihar's Muzaffarpur pic.twitter.com/MrTuEWAIRK — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018

In addition, reports of the medical tests conducted on victims revealed that they are experiencing heightened mental trauma ever since the incident. The preliminary police investigation had suggested that the owner of the government shelter in question not only subjected the minors to sexual abuse but also took them out of the shelter on more than one occasions.

The horrific case from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur had come to the fore following a social audit of the Sewa Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). As a result of the investigation, over 10 people including some government officials have been placed into arrest. Law enforcement agencies are also trying to locate the body of an inmate who was allegedly beaten to death by staff members at the shelter. One of the victims rescued by police mentioned the missing girl when a magistrate was recording her statement.

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