The first complaint, under the WCD ministry's ebox facility, has come from a residential school in Narnaud in Hisar. The complaint was made by the father of a minor girl, who alleged that his daughter was sexually abused by two female cooks in the facility, over a period of two months.
The complaint was received by the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) via the e-box facility on its website on September 1. In the complaint, the father of the victim complained that the warden, who was aware of the incident, had complained to the higher authorities, but was threatened into silence.
The NCPCR dispatched a team of experts day after the complaint was made. The team comprised of advisor Rakesh Bhartiya, senior consultant Dhani Ram, consultants Shubhra Kumar and Payal Sharma, and junior technical consultant Himani.
"The team found out that the women were abusing more girls in the school, which was meant for girls from underprivileged families. The matter was reported by the parents of the victims to the school in-charge, and yet, no action was taken," said Yashwant Jain, member, NCPCR, who is the nodal officer for POCSO Act.
The team also found that the school, which started functioning on April 8 this year, had 85 girls on the rolls. Today, there are only 62 left. The school is authorised to have classes between the sixth and the eighth standard, and is mandated to provide free education, accommodation and food.
"After interacting with the students, the team found that there was no uniform for the girls though it is prescribed. Complaints of frequent power cuts, lack of drinking water, sanitation and proper quality of food were made by the inmates," said the report.
"The team visited the victim's house, where the parents were asked to hand over a written complaint to the NCPCR, which was then submitted to the magistrate, along with a copy of the findings of the probe. We requested them to file an FIR under the POCSO Act," said Jain.
Jain says that the local police initially refused to file an FIR, and eventually a case was registered on September 3. Shockingly, the victim was picked up by the police from the school without the knowledge of the parents.
"We had to intervene, and immediately informed the magistrate, and the victim was dropped back home. And, a day after, a few men came to the victim's house to coerce them to take back the complaint. After repeated calls, the police has provided protection to the victim," said Jain.
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