SC holds former CBI chief Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt, makes him sit in a corner as punishmentRejecting Rao's unconditional apology, bench of Chief Justice of India imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for contempt
12 Feb, 2019, 01.07 PM IST
SC transfers Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to DelhiThe apex court said the cases should be transferred from the Bihar CBI court to Delhi's POCSO trial court within two weeks.
07 Feb, 2019, 01.35 PM IST
Ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma surrenders before courtSC had on November 12 rapped the Bihar Police for failing to arrest the former minister and directed the DGP to appear before it in person ...
20 Nov, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
All is not well in Bihar, says Supreme Court; pulls up police for not arresting ex-ministerA bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, which had Tuesday pulled up the Bihar Police for not arresting ...
31 Oct, 2018, 09.02 PM IST
Government’s new protection policy for children shelter homes soonThe women and child development ministry had come up with the guidelines drafted by the NGO Childline in 2013 before the Juvenile Justice (...
06 Oct, 2018, 07.56 AM IST
SC stays Patna HC order to set up fresh CBI probe team in Muzaffarpur shelter home case"We don't see any reason why the existing CBI team, probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, should be changed at this stage," the apex c...
18 Sep, 2018, 01.36 PM IST
Patna HC urged to revoke order restraining media from reporting on shelter home caseIt was because of media reports that abuse of inmates of the Muzaffarpur shelter home had come to the notice of all and even the Supreme Co...
26 Aug, 2018, 11.58 PM IST
Sexual abuse in almost all shelter homes across Bihar: Tata Institute of Social SciencesThe Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which had conducted social audit of short stay homes across Bihar, has found certain institut...
19 Aug, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
UP, Bihar among 9 states that refused audit of child sheltersThis despite the NCPCR and the ministry of women and child development writing to the states to comply with the SC’s orders.
09 Aug, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
If minister found involved, she may go: Nitish on Muzaffarpur shelter home scandalKumar said this in response to the Opposition demand for the resignation Verma in the wake of sexual abuse of girls at a state-funded shelt...
06 Aug, 2018, 02.58 PM IST
Not barracks, accused Brajesh Thakur held in jail hospitalThe police arrested Thakur on June 2 but failed to get his custody from a POCSO court, which sent him to judicial custody the same day.
06 Aug, 2018, 09.00 AM IST
Muzaffarpur sex scandal: Bihar government suspends six officialsThe officials put under suspension were posted as assistant directors of Child Protection Units in Muzaffarpur, Munger, Araria, Madhubani, ...
05 Aug, 2018, 01.17 PM IST
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Authorities failed to pay heed to rampant sexual abuse signsThe shelter home, the scene of the repeated crimes run by the main accused, Brajesh Thakur, is a dimly-lit five-storey structure.
03 Aug, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
How Muzaffarpur case accused Brajesh Thakur built his cloutConvicted gangster Anand Mohan’s erstwhile People Party was the vehicle for Thakur’s attempt to enter politics in 1995 and 2000 on an assem...
01 Aug, 2018, 11.39 PM IST
How TISS team blew the lid off Bihar sexual abuse caseThe three women members of the team interacted at length with many of the nearly three dozen girls against whom sexual assault has been pro...
31 Jul, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
Bihar shelter home: CBI registers case for alleged sexual abuse of girlsThe charges relate to mental, physical and sexual exploitation of girl children residing at Children home at Sahu Road, Muzzafarpur (Bihar).
29 Jul, 2018, 12.53 PM IST
'We used to cut ourselves with glass to avoid the ganda kaam'Bihar girls give shocking testimonies of being sedated, beaten and raped in shelter home. Neighbours heard screams, but ignored them
29 Jul, 2018, 11.56 AM IST