Five boys allege sexual assault at Saidabad juvenile home, more complaints expected

Five boys from the Juvenile Welfare and Correctional Centre successful Saidabad person truthful acold travel guardant with complaints of intersexual battle against a supervisor, with constabulary expecting much petitions successful the coming days.

The accused, Rahman, 27, who had been employed astatine the juvenile location for the past six years, was arrested connected October 15 nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (PoCSO) Act and different sections of the BNS Act. He is accused of sexually assaulting minors nether his attraction astatine the State-run facility.

The battle archetypal surfaced aft the parent of a 10-year-old lad lodged a ailment with the Saidabad police. The child, who had gone location for Dasara holidays, refused to instrumentality to the centre and aboriginal revealed the maltreatment to his mother. Following the complaint, constabulary launched an probe that has since prompted different victims to travel forward. An serviceman from the Saidabad constabulary said that 5 boys person present filed statements detailing akin experiences of abuse. “We are verifying their accounts and expect much petitions to beryllium filed,” the serviceman said.