The kids are not all right: Sexual abuse case in Karjat shelter home

After the case of two Dalit sisters being gangraped and killed in Uttar Pradesh, there is now news of a child shelter home in Karjat (Maharashtra) that is at the centre of another child sexual abuse ring. [caption id=“attachment_1548645” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image used for representational purpose only. Reuters[/caption] An NGO alleged that the children in this home, aged between 5 years and 18 years, were being sexually abused. Two people have since been arrested, said a CNN-IBN report. An NDTV report noted of the Karjat child shelter home case: “The children, activists alleged, were made to watch pornography and perform sexual acts on each other. In more horrific details, they also told the police that the children were forced to eat human faeces when they were hungry. All of this was also allegedly filmed by an accused.” The home, according to the report, housed close to 30 children. An inquiry has been launched after the accused were arrested and remanded to police custody. In another part of the country, governor of Goa Bharat Vir Wanchoo issued a statement today stating that the rising number of crimes against women in the state was a serious concern.