Our Correspondent / Patna
The Bihar government today suspended Assistant Director of Muzaffarpur Child Protection Unit, Divesh Kumar Sharma in the wake of alleged sexual exploitation of 34 minor girls at a state-funded shelter home.
According to sources, the decision was taken as the official did not take any action at an appropriate time to stop the incidents from happening.
The state government has also suspended Assistant Directors of Child protection Unit of five other districts, Madhubani, Bhagalpur, Munger, Bhojpur and Araria for dereliction of their duties.
The sources also said, several officials of Social Welfare, Information and Public Relations and Health departments are under the scanner of the CBI for their alleged roles in sexual exploitation.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched a scheme which promises to provide Rs 54,100 from the birth of a girl child till she graduates. He launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’ in Patna on Friday and expressed his government’s resolve for empowerment of women.