Bettiah case: Former Muzaffarpur home inmate not reunited with family or given protection, says NCW
The National Commission for Women said on Friday that a former inmate of the Muzaffarpur shelter home in Bihar was not reunited with her family despite court orders, and was not given any protection when she moved back to her hometown, PTI reported.
Four men allegedly raped the inmate in a moving vehicle in Bettiah town of West Champaran district in Bihar last week.
“She was sent to Mokama from Muzzaffarpur shelter home,” the National Commission for Women said in its report. “Her father had to apply for her release in Mokama to get her back in Bettiah, her hometown.”
The commission also noted that the inmate had been married though she is a minor. “The age proof of the victim is not valid her Aadhaar card denotes her age to be 11 years, while as per the medical examination it should be between 16-17 years, though she claims her age to be 18,” the report said. “She was operating her bank account on her own despite it being a minor account. She got school admission in a class as per her choice without the right age proof. She got married despite she being a minor.”...
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