Three girls went missing from a shelter home on Monday.
Seven minor girls fled from a government-funded shelter home in Mokama here in the early hours of Saturday after cutting a window grille, an official said.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the CBI to take over the probe into allegations of physical and sexual abuse of inmates at 17 shelter homes in Bihar.
District Probation Officer of Hajipur Manmohan Prasad Singh was arrested on Monday in connection with sexual abuse of girls at a short stay home in the city.
Shunting three top officials for their inaction in the Deoria shelter home case from where 24 children were rescued, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered a high-level probe in the matter.
Former Superintendent of Bhagalpur shelter home Pradeep Sharma has been arrested.
A day after the Deoria Police rescued 24 girls from a shelter home, Uttar Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Rita Bahugana Joshi assured that strict action would be taken against those involved in the incident and said that a thorough investigation on the same is underway.
The Deoria Police arrested a couple and rescued 24 girls from a shelter home here, after its license was revoked following an inspection by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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