Orphanage staff assault two kids in Chhattisgarh’s adoption center, NGO suspended
In a gruesome incident, a staff at an adoption center in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh allegedly assaulted two kids
In a gruesome incident, a staff at an adoption center in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh allegedly assaulted two kids. The entire incident was captured on camera and was later circulated online.Following the viral clip, the district administration has registered an FIR against the accused.
The accused was brought for questioning, and the NGO’s operation of the facility has been suspended, said the officials on Monday. Reportedly, the orphanage is home to several children below the age of six.
The staff in question has been identified as Seema Dwivedi the superintendent of the ‘Visheshkrit Dattak Grahan Agency’ (Specialized Adoption Agency or SAA) run by Pratigya Vikas Sanstha, officials have confirmed.
The clip, believed to be from CCTV footage, shows her grabbing a girl child’s hair and violently throwing her onto the floor. She then lifts her, tosses her onto a bed, and beats her mercilessly. The woman then proceeds to call another girl and places her on the bed as well before subjecting her to the same brutal treatment.
As soon as the video emerged on Saturday, Kanker’s Collector Priyanka Shukla instructed the Directorate of the State’s Women and Child Development, responsible for overseeing the operations of such facilities, to submit a report on this matter.
”A team from the state Women and Child Development department visited the center on Sunday, conducted an inspection, and submitted a report to me today. As a preliminary measure, the NGO has been suspended from operating the center, and the local police have been directed to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Dwivedi,” Shukla explained.
Chhattisgarh | Video shows a woman manager at a child adoption centre in Kanker beating children residing there
The incident has been found to be true. Action has been taken against the organisation running the adoption centre: Priyanka Shukla, Collector Kanker
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According to the report submitted by WCD Director Divya Umesh Mishra to Shukla, the complaint of assault on the children in SAA Kanker was affirmed to be valid. As per the The report Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, an FIR was lodged against Dwivedi.
Following Mishra’s report, an immediate suspension of the NGO’s operation of SAA Kanker was imposed. The report also suggested disciplinary action against Reena Ladia, the District Child Protection Officer.
On Sunday, an inspection was conducted and Dwivedi admitted that the clip belonged to the SAA Kanker and claimed that the incident took place almost a year ago.
”Dwivedi stated that she had assaulted the two girls at the facility due to her impaired mental state at that time. She further revealed that despite repeated warnings, one of the girls had been accepting chocolates from unidentified individuals while returning from the Anganwadi center,” the report highlighted.
Further, Dwivedi expressed remorse for her actions and asserted that such an incident had never been repeated at the facility.
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