Bangalore orphanage in dock over sexual abuse of young girls

Excerpts:

" ... Junior girls in Muslim Orphanage, the state’s biggest orphanage run by the Waqf Board, have been found to be sexually abused by their seniors under the patronage of some of the orphanage staffers. This shocking revelation has been made following visit by a team, led by State Minority Commission (SMC) chairman Anwar Manippady and members of the commission and Women & Child Welfare Department (WCWD), which inspected the orphanage located near Commercial Street on December 31.

" ... the manager, identified as Ashraf, is a habitual offender and has also been harassing an ex-inmate of the orphanage regularly.

" ... The commission’s report ... has recommended the termination of service of the entire existing staff of the orphanage, and the filing of criminal charges against them for allowing the junior girls to be sexually exploited.
The SMC has also demanded that the government hand over the administration of the orphanage to the WCWD.

"The inspection team also found large-scale misappropriation of funds allocated for the running of the orphanage.

" ... Waqf Board chairman Riyaz Khan rubbished SMC’s report, saying the inspection was done to tarnish the image of the board and its members. “It’s all being done since the commission members have not been elected in the board,” he said."



Click here to read full report by DNA, 6 January 2012