Earlier this month it was reported that over 40 girls, many of them minors, had been raped at a shelter run by an NGO, Sewa Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
This horrific incident came to light through an audit report by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) which revealed that multiple girls at the shelter had complained of sexual abuse.
Tejashvi Yadav took to Twitter and levelled serious allegations against the Bihar government. He tweeted that the patron of the NGO is close to Nitish Kumar, and has campaigned for him.
In rarest of rare case of rape in Bihar, 40 minor girls of 7 to 17 yrs were repeatedly RAPED under one roof for months in a state sponsored shelter home. Even a girl was MURDERED & BURIED in same premises. The patron of NGO is close to who’s who of govt & even campaigned with CM.
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018
Mainstream media is DEAD silent on gruesome act of repeated rapes with 40 minor girls in a shelter home.
WHY?
Because the Patron of NGO is relative of a top officer of a leading media house.
Because the Patron has close proximity with CM Nitish Kumar & who’s who of his govt.
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018
He alleged that the government had knowledge of sexual abuse at the shelter, and that rapes were committed by “politicians and officials for years.”
Since March, Bihar Govt is aware abt repeated rapes committed against 40 minor inmates of Muzaffarpur Balika Shelter home by politicians, officials for years!
Many had forced abortions!
No action has been taken but cover up is on at war footing!
Nation has abandoned its girls!
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018
According to Yadav, a few girls had gone missing since the incident came to light. And one girl had been murdered and buried in the shelter itself.
After the disclosure, few girls went missing, a girl was found murdered, buried!
These exploited girls were used as commodity by people with power, position, clout & political connections!
Victims are poor orphans who have who no one as their own! Not their Nation, Govt, Media!
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018
Media reports stated that the police, is in fact, searching for the body of one girl who had been murdered.
He also said that similar incidents have taken place in other orphanages and shelters in the state, and questioned the government’s and media’s silence over them.
The repeated gang rapes in Bihar, repeated rape with 40 minor girls for months in a state sponsored shelter home by mighty people couldn't shake the collective conscience of the Nation, Antaratma babu, Beti Bachao PM, Sensationalist Media and other citizens of the country!
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018
What is more appalling tht Muzaffarpur isn't one of case of Bihar. Many exploitation has been reported from other orphanages, Shelter & remand homes in Motihari, Siwan& Hazipur.
Even more appalling is the conduct of the Media, maintaining deafening silence over this grave issue!
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018
These 40 victims & numerous others from the State are helpless powerless poor girls with no clout!
They can't force State admin, law enforcing agencies or Antaratma Babu to take note and act!
They can't gift media with sarkari ads, nor provide them with spicy sensationalism!
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 22, 2018