Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: Police today presented challan against eight persons, who were involved in the sexual exploitation of mentally retarded girls, in the court of Forest Magistrate.
The accused persons are Angad Kumar, Surjit Kumar, Girdhari Lal Koul (Principal Rotary Inner Wheel Home), Rajinder Kapoor (Secretary Rotary Inner Wheel Home), Dr Raj Sharma, Dr Raman (owner of Asstha Nursing Home), PN Dubey (President Rotary Inner Wheel Home) and his wife Rovi Dubey.
According to the challan, on July 9, 2013, one Arti Mahajan lodged a written report in the Police Station Channi Himmat alleging that the mentally retarded girls of Rotary Inner Wheel Home were living in a shabby condition without proper care / treatment and some of them were also sexually harassed / abused by the staff.
The complaint was forwarded by the SSP Jammu to the DC Jammu, who constituted a committee of senior officers. The committee after conducting a thorough enquiry submitted its report wherein it was observed that minor mentally retarded girls were being subject to regular sexual intercourse. The committee also recommended investigation by the Police.
Accordingly, a case FIR No 183 of 2013 under Section 376 (c), 109 RPC was registered.
The Forest Magistrate has committed the case to Sessions Court as the offence is tri-able by Sessions Judge.
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