FIR was registered against five women associated with the facility for allegedly ill-treating children in the name of punishment. The facility, described by officials as an "orphanage", was sealed by the local administration. It also denied all allegations mentioned in the FIR filed on the basis of a complaint by the local CWC. The girl inmates told the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) that they were tortured in the name of punishment in the premises, he said. "The children who were rescued from the orphanage are natives of Rajasthan and Gujarat," Indore-based Child Welfare Committee (CWC) chairperson Pallavi Porwal said.

Source: dna January 19, 2024 15:26 UTC