Rohtak shelter warden used sticks to abort pregnanciesJun 6, 2012 Ajay Sura CHANDIGARH : A panel probing cases of sexual abuse at Rohtak's Apna Ghar shelter home has found that its caretaker used to allegedly abort pregnancies of women living there by inserting sticks into their private parts besides hitting them, sources said.
Sources said the panel found that some policemen were also involved in the abuse and that the shelter home was a "virtual brothel" from where girls were even "supplied to Delhi". They said that the name of a Rohtak hotel surfaced during the investigations, where girls were sent "almost daily for VIP customers". The sources said the caretaker, Jaswanti Devi "abetted by her son-in-law" did not even spare mentally challenged girls. "She used to drug mentally challenged girls before pushing them into sexual exploitation and many cops were regular visitors. The girls were even forced to sleep naked in winter," a source said. The Punjab and Haryana high court had constituted the four-member team to look into the allegations of torture and abuse and directed it to interview women living there, besides recommending those who would need medical examination. Original -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
