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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Brajesh Thakur, 11 others sentenced to life imprisonment by Delhi's Saket district court
CBI on 4 February sought life imprisonment for Thakur, saying 'rape is a crime of lust, power' and leniency should not be shown to convicts as victims in case were minors

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi court set to announce quantum of sentence for convicts Brajesh Thakur, 18 others for gangrape under POCSO Act on 11 Feb
A Delhi court on Tuesday said it will announce the quantum of sentence for Brajesh Thakur and 18 others, convicted of sexually and physically assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, on 11 February.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Delhi court defers hearing on quantum of sentence to Brajesh Thakur, 18 other convicts till 4 Feb
The court had on 20 January convicted Brajesh Thakur of several offences including aggravated penetrative sexual assault under section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and offences of rape and gang rape under the Indian Penal code (IPC)

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Delhi court convicts Brajesh Thakur, 18 others for gangrape, aggravated sexual assault under POCSO Act
Delhi court on Monday convicted Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the sexual and physical assault on several girls in a Muzaffarpur shelter home, for gang rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault.

Delhi court likely to pronounce judgment in Muzaffarpur shelter home case tomorrow
Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur.

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi court defers judgment till 14 January with judge who conducted trial on leave
A Delhi court on Thursday deferred by a month the judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur which was run by former Bihar People's Party (BPP) MLA Brajesh Thakur.

Delhi court likely to pronounce judgment in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases on Friday; ex-MLA Brajesh Thakur key accused
The judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur is expected tomorrow

Muzaffarpur rape case: Accused Brajesh Thakur transferred funds meant for child welfare for personal benefits, claims ED probe
Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the sexual assault case of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, transferred government funds meant for child welfare, an ED probe has found.

Absence of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case from political campaign riles activists; experts seek transparency in child care institutions
A year ago, the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case had stunned the nation. However, the issue is now absent from political campaigns in the region.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC directs CBI to file status report of probe by 3 June; AG says agency unable to adhere to deadline
SC asked the CBI to file by 3 June its status report on the ongoing probe into the alleged murder of 11 girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

Muzaffarpur rape case: Brajesh Thakur, officers of Bihar social welfare department charged with criminal conspiracy, neglect of duty
Key accused Brajesh Thakur and employees of his Muzaffarpur shelter home, as well as officials of Bihar's Department of Social Welfare, have been charged with criminal conspiracy.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: CBI tells court several victims have testified against accused Brajesh Thakur
CBI on Saturday told a Delhi court that charges of rape, kidnapping and causing hurt were made out against Brajesh Thakur.

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Six of seven girls, who escaped Bihar childcare institution, found in Darbhanga
Opposition parties flayed the NDA government in Bihar, alleging that five of the girls were "witnesses" in the Muzaffarpur scandal and claimed their escape was a "conspiracy" hatched by the ruling dispensation to protect "big shots".

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 5 rape survivors, 2 other minors go missing from child care institution in Patna district
Seven girls, including five rape survivors of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case, escaped from a shelter home in Patna early on Saturday morning.

'Enough is enough': SC transfers Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case to Delhi; a look at key cases moved for efficiency
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case be transferred from Bihar to a New Delhi court which would conclude the trial within six months, saying "enough is enough" over the delay in progress in the case.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: POCSO court grants ED permission to interrogate main accused Brajesh Thakur
The Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday granted permission to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Brajesh Thakur. The ED will interrogate Thakur in the Patiala jail.

Demolition of Muzaffarpur shelter home begins under magisterial supervision; five-member committee to oversee process
The Muzaffarpur shelter home building cannot be demolished by using JCB or other big machines and will have to be done manually, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sanjay Dubey said.

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: CBI arrests close aide of Brajesh Thakur for tutoring girls in seducing men; local quack also nabbed
In a fresh breakthrough in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal case, two close aides of Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the including his associate Shaista Parveen alias Madhu were arrested by the CBI on Tuesday, officials said.

Muzaffarpur rape cases: CBI discovers five girls died in shelter home, set to probe doctors on case and whereabouts of remains
The CBI, probing the alleged rape of 34 girls at the Muzaffarpur shelter home, on Sunday searched documents at Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital

Supreme Court orders transfer of Brajesh Thakur, main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter homes case, out of Bihar to Patiala jail
On 25 October, the Supreme Court had noted that it may not be appropriate to keep Brajesh Thakur in Bihar jail amid the Muzaffarpur investigation because of his influential status in the state.