INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bihar's Muzaffarpur have drawn the attention of the Supreme Court, which issued notice to the state and the central government today
Expressing concern about the girls, the court said from now, publication of morphed images of the children will not be allowed.The top court
today took suo motu cognizance of the nightmarish exploitation and torture of more than 30 minor girls, which has shaken the country
The charge-sheet in the case details a network of police, politicians, administration and criminals behind the racket that has been going on
for around four years.The matter became public in June after the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, called in to audit the state's welfare
homes, mentioned the grisly accounts from the children in their report.The man who ran the shelter home, 55-year-old Brijesh Thakur, has
been arrested and chargesheeted along with nine others
Owner of a local daily, "Pratah Kamal", he was well-known in the corridors of power in Patna.Over the weekend, photographs of him laughing
while being led away by the police, had triggered outrage on social media.Brajesh Thakur ran several non-profits and was a member of several
state-level media committees, including the press accreditation, Press Information Bureau and the Bihar assembly press committee.Many have
accused him of bribing his way to profit and privileges.Girls from the shelter home have said he was involved in the rapes, beatings and
