No unauthorised person can meet blind victims at NAB

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed to give protection to the visually impaired kids who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a British national at the National Association for the Blind (NBA).

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Harishankar directed that no one, other than the concerned authorities shall be allowed to meet the victims.

The directions came after the Delhi police informed that the blind home was facing difficulty due to 'aggressive efforts' for intervention by NGOs and the media personnel seeking to interview the victims.

Taking serious note of the issue, the court issued a direction to the authorities of the blind school that no person other than them should be allowed to meet or enter the premises.

"The authorised representatives of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority, the Department of Social Welfare shall be permitted to interact with the children," the bench said adding that unauthorised interaction "would not only be prejudicial to the interest of the victims but may also jeopardise and adversely affect the fate of the investigation and the ultimate trial of the case.