Re: [Ai] Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind children on NAB Delhi complain

[r k sarin via Ai]

It is not the question of any administration doing some admirable things but 
the question how a donor can enter in the hostel--a hostel of the 
co-educational school. Why there are some lacuna and who will assure safe 
welfare of the sstudents and what about the image of a renowned institution. 
There is a need of an impartial inquiry because now these people will stop 
the students from interacting with media. Here, it is not the case of few 
individuals but the case of an image of the institution who promised the 
society to provide safe welfare work. I am of the clear opinion that it 
cannot be the story of one individual, it has some bigger and hennous base. 
One of the mail, it is stated that the police may lodge complaint against 
the person if he intervene in a sub judis issue. If so, Ram Rahim issue is 
suubjudis, why still media is active? No institution is thhe property of 
some individual. all of us responsible to the society. Go back to the 
historyy of these institution and learn something from it. It is a truth of 
the history whenever things are crushed, there is a rebough. There is no 
point to take it individually, but an attempt how things go around the world 
and, more so, the deprived section is nor being taken seriously and even 
being neglected by those who claim to be their well wishers.
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From: "avinash shahi via Ai" <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Ai] Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind 
children on NAB Delhi complain


The Hindustan Times quotes Mr Prashant Verma and reports today
Delhi blind kids knew of ‘sexual abuse’ but stayed mum in awe of
British ‘uncle’
By Shiv Sunny

Before you go on to read the HT story there is a update from the
Police published in The Hindu today. The accused has told the police
that he was imparting sexual education to those students.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-blind-kids-knew-of-sexual-abuse-but-stayed-mum-in-awe-of-british-uncle/story-DjE0MfpUbD4C8PxqXOiWCO.html
They could tell ‘good touch’ from ‘bad touch’ and knew that the man
they considered a respectable figure was allegedly sexually assaulting
them.

But the minors, inmates of National Association for the Blind, did not
tell anybody about it because they were in awe of the accused, NAB
general secretary
Prashant Ranjan Verma told Hindustan Times on Tuesday. They called him
uncle who often got them books and study material.

Murray Dennis Ward, a British man,
taught communication skills to the children on Saturday. His crimes
would have gone unreported if an NAB staffer had not caught him in the
act. The staffer
first recorded the act for a few seconds, as evidence, and then
alerted the authorities.

Ward was arrested on Sunday from his flat in Vasant Kunj Enclave.

All his three victims belong to poor families and have come from
remote corners of the country. “The parents of these boys are yet to
reach Delhi since
they had to raise money to buy train tickets,” said a senior NAB staff 
member.

Throughout Tuesday, the children remained with the police and
counsellors, who tried to ascertain if the victims had been abused in
the past too. Ward
had been visiting the NAB centre in RK Puram for the last eight years,
raising suspicions that he may have been abusing children for long.

After the row emerged on Sunday, NAB barred the entry of volunteers
and parents into the hostels. “We will set up special gates near
dormitories to restrict
entry. We will also have to rethink if even well-meaning volunteers
should be allowed into the classrooms,” said Verma.

While the NAB officials are in shock, a few kilometres away in Vasant
Kunj Enclave residents are in disbelief on learning about the
allegations against
Ward. They saw Ward as a “calm and peaceful man” who was mostly
immersed in his laptop and mobile phone.

“He (Ward) lived with a young Indian man whom he would refer to as his
son. We could not interact much with him because of the language
barrier, but we
still cannot believe he abused children,” said Amarnath, caretaker of
the apartment building where Ward lived since February.

Having suffered a paralytic attack earlier this year, Ward is still
receiving treatment for an affected hand. “He could not even more
around on his own.
Two policemen had to help him get into the van on Sunday afternoon,”
said Gul Mohammad, a resident.

Belonging to Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom, Ward had been
working with a multinational company in Gurgaon at an annual salary of
Rs 1.5 crore until
paralysis forced him to quit the job in April. His wife and children
live in the UK.

On 9/6/17, Amit Bhatt via Ai <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote:
Being a former student of NAB Delhi, I am perturbed by this unfortunate
insidence.

I am thankful to NAB Delhi for highlighting this issue and filing 
complain
to the Police, however, We all would anticipate an impartial 
investigation
and an effective enquiry of this entire eppisode as various media 
channels
are considering it as sex racket.

I am more concern about those innocent children and their future.

Meanwhile, I have got this another updated version of NEWS today from 
Indian

Express:

Delhi Police focus on 23 chats recovered from Murray Dennis Ward's phone 
|
The Indian Express

Written by
 Alok Singh

New Delhi | Updated: September 6, 2017 4:01 am

A day after a 54-year-old British national was arrested for allegedly
sexually assaulting three visually impaired minor boys at a blind school 
in

south Delhi, police have found that the accused, Murray Dennis Ward, was
allegedly chatting with 23 others over the phone. Police are now trying 
to
ascertain who these phone numbers belong to and if any of them are 
minors. A

police officer claimed that many of the chats had "sexual overtones".
"Our teams will go to their homes and meet them and their families. The
chats suggest that Ward would try to initiate conversations with sexual
overtones," claimed a senior police officer. A senior officer told The
Indian Express that over chats on WhatsApp, he would ask the person he 
was
talking to his or her age.  "Some of these numbers are saved with names
while others don't identify the person," said the officer.
Soon after arresting Ward, police had seized his mobile phone and laptop.
"Ward has not revealed the password of his laptop. His phone was not
password protected and we could get into it," said a police officer. 
Police

are now seeking help from IT professionals to look into his computer. On
Monday, Ward was arrested from his residence in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj
Enclave, where he was staying for the past seven months. His wife and two
children, however, live in England.
A security guard at the three-storey residential complex where Ward lived
told The Indian Express, "He used to be busy on his mobile phone. He used 
to

live alone but a person, who he said was his adopted son, came to his 
house

on a daily basis." Ward's neighbours refused to talk to the media. Police
said Ward had employed a youth, who he called his adopted son, for
assistance after he suffered a paralytic attack in February this year.
Sources said the youth has also been questioned by investigators.
Ward, who has been living in India since October 2016, used to work at an
multinational company in Gurgaon. After suffering a paralytic attack in
February, he quit his job in April. Police said Ward started going to the
school about 10 months ago and used to donate books, etc to children 
there.

Police have also recovered a five-second video recording when Ward was
allegedly sitting in a hostel room with the three boys. The purported 
video

was recorded by a staffer of the school.

Source:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-police-focus-on-23-chats-recovered-from-murray-dennis-wards-phone-4830639/

jRegards,

Amit Bhatt
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Subject: Re: [Ai] Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind
children on NAB Delhi complain


This is not enough at all. an internal inquiry should be conducted and
responsible  staff members should also be punished. I am sure! this
incident could take place only due to necklagency of your residence 
staff

members. I am sure! management is trying to protect their staff and this
is not the justice at all. "Bakri kee bali chadakar Shear ko bachaya ja
raha hai.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 10:30 PM
Subject: [Ai] Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind
children on NAB Delhi complain


Dear colleagues and well-wishers,

Recently there have been many reports in the media which include the 
name

of
our organization. I am writing this email to give you the first hand
information and  clarify our position. We are relieved that in general
the
media has covered the story properly although some of them have
misplaced
some of the facts.

Our Press release is given below. It includes the details of the
incident
and the current status.

You will appreciate that our children and the organization is the 
victim

in
this case and we have promptly taken all the steps that we could. 
There

is
nothing for us to be ashamed about or hide. In this unfortunate 
incident,

a
familiar person in the garb of a gentlemen has tried to harm our
children,
we have immediately got him arrested and are determined to pursue the
case
to its logical end.
We look forward to your understanding and support in this matter.

PRESS RELEASE
Subject: Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind 
children
Dated: 5 September 2017

On Saturday 2 September 2017 evening our staff spotted a regular
volunteer
sitting in objectionable position with few children in an open room. 
Our
staff asked the person to leave immediately and informed the management
on
phone since the office had closed. The senior management of the
organization
met on Sunday morning and after verifying all facts immediately 
informed

the
police. The police have since arrested the accused for child sexual
abuse.

The safety and dignity of our students is our top priority and 
therefore
when this incident came to light we immediately informed the police. We
want
the law to take its own course and punish the accused for his wrong
doings.
We were aware that since the accused was a foreign citizen, the
organization
would have to face media glare and hardship in pursuing the long legal
battle, yet we have gone ahead and done the right thing by filing the
FIR
with the police.

Being a charitable organization we depend upon donors and volunteers 
for
sustaining our activities. Like all organizations do, we had trusted
this
volunteer Mr. Murray Dennis Ward to do constructive work with our
children.
This person had offered to help our children with their studies and in
improving their English communication and self-confidence. The 
volunteer
used to visit our organizations few times a month and to the best of 
our
knowledge had been doing good work with the children.

We are extremely shocked and disgusted at this betrayal of trust by the
volunteer and want him to be punished in accordance with the law. We 
are
cooperating fully with the police who have so far been very 
professional

and
swift in their actions.
Few media houses have since reported this matter with some wrong facts.
We
urge everyone to go with our official stand only. We request everyone 
to

be
sensitive with the reporting of this matter since it can potentially
harm
the future of innocent children.

All our children are safe and happy as of now. We request everyone not
to
disturb the daily routine of the organization and peaceful environment
by
subjecting the children directly or indirectly to investigation and
media
glare.

We are taking more steps to ensure safety and security of our students.
It
is unfortunate that the wrong doing of one person will now subject many
well-meaning volunteers, parents and visitors to additional 
restrictions
within the organization but we hope to get their cooperation as always.
Any questions in this matter may please be directed to the General
Secretary
by phone or email only.


Prashant Ranjan Verma
Hony. General Secretary

National Association for the Blind
Sector-5, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110022 India
Mobile: 9811686966
Phone: +91 11 26175886, 26102944
Email: i...@nabdelhi.in
Website: www.nabdelhi.in
HELPLINE FOR THE BLIND 1800 300 20469

DONATE ONLINE
www.nabdelhi.in/donate
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Sent: 05 September 2017 18:27
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Subject: [Ai] We all welcome u all today in the special edition of
Badalta
daur from 7 pm onwards where we will talk about the molestation case
involving a British national which

Dear all,
Greetings from Radio Udaan.
We all welcome u all today in the special edition of Badalta daur from
7 pm onwards where we will talk about the molestation case involving a
British national which happened at N A B, Delhi.It will be a panel
discussion and will include Ms. Shalini Khanna, Head of the NAB centre
for
women Mr. Prashant Ranjan Verma, General Secretary NAB, Delhi Amit
Bhatt,
coordinator Say everything Saif Rehman, Joint Secretary, Radio Udaan 
Ms.
Bharti, instructor , NAB, Delhi Mr. RK Sareen, General Secretary ,
Progressive society for the sightless

We all welcome u 2 join us all in this discussion live through our 
skype

id,
radioudaan and express your views on this burning issue which has 
rocked

NAB
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