No blanket ban on media reporting in Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home case, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that there cannot be a blanket ban on media coverage in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case in which several women inmates were allegedly raped and sexually abused.
Sep 20, 2018, 15:25 PM IST
Pepper spray and an app: Congress's answer to violence against women in Bihar
The pepper spray and app combo has been branded as 'Indira Shakti'.
Aug 20, 2018, 23:30 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: FIR against Manju Verma, husband under Arms act after raids by CBI
The CBI had conducted raids at 12 locations, including Manju Verma's residences, on August 17 and had seized at least 50 cartridges.
Aug 20, 2018, 08:58 AM IST
Where is morality: Tejashwi Yadav renews attack on Nitish Kumar over Muzaffarpur shelter home case
The Yadav scion asked Kumar as to what relation his party, the Janata Dal United (JDU) shares with Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the case.
Aug 20, 2018, 08:00 AM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal: CBI raids former minister Manju Verma's residences
The former Bihar Welfare Department Minister submitted her resignation on August 8 in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case.
Aug 17, 2018, 09:20 AM IST
After day-long interrogation, CBI detains Brajesh Thakur's son Rahul Anand
The CBI team, which had reached Thakur's Sahu Road residence at around 9 am, left at around 8 pm with his son Rahul Anand.
Aug 11, 2018, 22:14 PM IST
Bihar: Education Minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma gets additional charge of social welfare department after Manju Verma's resignation
The official website of the Bihar Social Welfare Department promptly replaced the name and photograph of Manju Verma with that of Krishnandan Verma.
Aug 09, 2018, 21:34 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal: Bihar Minister Manju Verma resigns
The minister's husband has been accused of having links with alleged mastermind Brajesh Thakur in connection with the Muzaffarpur sex scandal at a shelter home.
Aug 08, 2018, 16:52 PM IST
How do you plan to prevent sexual abuse at shelter homes, SC asks government
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre to apprise it on steps proposed to prevent sexual abuse of minors in shelter homes across the country.
Aug 07, 2018, 16:01 PM IST
A girl is raped every six hours, what's happening in the country, asks SC
Hearing the case of alleged rapes in Muzaffarpur shelter home, the SC pulled up the Bihar government asking that how did the state allow "the horror homes to flourish."
Aug 07, 2018, 14:16 PM IST
Who is giving money to you? Supreme Court questions Bihar govt on Muzaffarpur shelter home case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised questions over who is funding shelter homes in Bihar. The apex court was hearing the case into alleged rapes at shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
Aug 07, 2018, 13:23 PM IST
Bihar government suspends 6 officials in Muzaffarpur sex scandal case
More than 40 girls had been lodged at the shelter home and medical reports suggest that over half of them may have had sexual intercourse at some point of time.
Aug 05, 2018, 14:48 PM IST
Muzaffarpur sex scandal: One among 14 girls rescued from shelter home goes missing
Despite the adequate security, a girl somehow went missing due to security lapse or conspiracy, said Pragya Bharti, who runs the NGO.
Aug 05, 2018, 14:32 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Opposition show of strength likely at Tejashwi Yadav’s Jantar Mantar protest; Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal expected to join
The RJD is slated to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Saturday evening over Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case.
Aug 04, 2018, 11:18 AM IST
Bihar Governor writes to state and central governments, seeks audit of all shelter homes
The Governor made reference to the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case and asked for monitoring of all shelter homes in Bihar.
Aug 01, 2018, 14:11 PM IST
Fresh case against Muzaffarpur shelter home owner as 11 women go missing
The owner of Muzaffarpur shelter home, which is embroiled in a controversy over sexual abuse of 34 girls, is now facing more trouble. According to news agency ANI, 11 women have now gone missing from another shelter home run by the owner, Brijesh Thakur.
Jul 31, 2018, 13:17 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter rape case: Fresh medical reports confirm 5 more rapes
The doctors accompanying a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team have seized drugs from the room where the girls had their weekly check-ups.
Jul 30, 2018, 09:51 AM IST
Muzaffarpur rape case: Medical report of 29 girls indicates sexual contact, 10 arrested
After a girl at a government-funded shelter home had alleged that an inmate was beaten to death and buried in the premises, the Bihar Police dug up the ground but no body was found.
Jul 24, 2018, 17:31 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Cops start digging to locate inmate's skeleton, 10 arrested so far
Ten persons have been arrested in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case where more than 40 minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted over a period of time.
Jul 23, 2018, 14:35 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Victims forced to sleep naked alongside teacher
Sexual exploitation of inmates of the Muzaffarpur shelter home came to light more than a month ago in a report of a Mumbai-based social science institute which had conducted an audit of the state-funded establishment run by an NGO.
Jul 23, 2018, 10:44 AM IST
