Patna, One of the accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home horror, Madhu Kumari, who has been absconding for nearly six months, appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and surrendered in a court on Tuesday. Kumari, who had been absconding since the police registered a case on May 31[Read More…]
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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Manju Verma asset seizure completed
Begusarai: In the infamous Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case, Bihar Police finished the seizure of properties of Manju Verma who’s evading arrest in an Arms Act case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while probing the Shelter Home scandal. The raid was conducted by Manjhol Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) at Manju[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: JDU suspends former state minister Manju Verma from the party
Patna: Janata Dal-United (JDU) has finally suspended its former state minister and senior party member Manju Verma in the infamous Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case. JDU state president Vashishtha Narayan Singh confirmed Verma’s suspension from the party. Manju Verma is still on the run and Supreme Court has slammed Nitis Kumar govt[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC slams Bihar govt for not arresting former minister
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over why the former Social Welfare Minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar cabinet, Manju Verma is not arrested in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case. SC said “all is not well in Bihar. The former minister goes in hiding and the government is unable to[Read More…]
SC slams media: Where’s anonimity of Rewari gang-rape victim?
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed a section of the media, especially news channels, for revealing the identity of the Rewari gang-rape victim and asked how such disclosures could be stopped. “Where is the anonymity of victim?” a bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta asked as[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: The attack on freedom of the press and right to know
Nivedita Jha has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday against the blanket ban on reporting of Muzaffarpur shelter home case. Speaking with Newsd she says that “the Patna high court in CWJC No. 12845/2018 vides its order dated 23-08-18 has imposed a blanket media ban on[Read More…]
Patna High Court’s order gagging media is systematically draconian
In a recent hearing, the Patna high court in the context of Muzaffarpur shelter abuse case restrained print and electronic media from reporting anything on the case. The order said, “We have also noticed that in the media, both print media as well as electronic media, the reporting is made with respect[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: CBI submits progress report to Patna High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today submitted a progress report on the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case to the Patna High Court. During a hearing on the shelter home rape case, the Patna High court has asked the CBI for further more documents related to the case including detailed[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: CBI raids on Manju Verma, Brajesh Thakur’s property
The Central Bureau of Investigation raided 12 places in Bihar on Friday, 17 August as part of investigation into the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. Five different residences of former Bihar minister Manju Verma were searched. Her three houses in Patna, one in Motihari and one in Begusarai were hunted[Read More…]
Tejashwi gives one week ultimatum to Nitish Kumar to unveil missing girls’ whereabouts
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has come up with a fresh attack on the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over ongoing Muzaffarpur shelter home controversy. Asking CM Kumar to resign Tejashwi has alleged that he is unable to run a state and claimed that it will be proved that he is[Read More…]
After Muzaffarpur it’s Deoria; 24 girls rescued from shelter home in Uttar Pradesh
After Bihar, it is Uttar Pradesh. Another incident of abuse and harassment against minors in government shelter home registered in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria. 24 girls from the shelter home in Deoria have been rescued. The victims narrated the atrocities they were going through in the shelter home. UP chief minister[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Who all are joining Tejashwi Yadav’s rally at Jantar-Mantar
Bihar leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav has taken the protest to the roads of Delhi. He has called everyone to join him and RJD at Jantar Mantar in the protest. He tweeted today morning, “Come Delhi, join us today at Jantar-Mantar in evening for dignity and safety of Bharat Mata’s[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar’s ‘Sushasan’ is a ‘Kushasan’ for Women and Girls of Bihar
Bihar, exactly a year ago had hit headline of every media house. The reason was the shocking political masterstroke by Nitish Kumar for his survival as Bihar’s Chief Minister anyhow by hook or crook. Year after, it is again in headlines but this time it is not about settling political[Read More…]