Chhattisgarh: Woman thrashes two kids at adoption centre; video goes viral | LATEST UPDATES

By Shahnaz On Jun 5, 2023

Image source: ANI Chhattisgarh: Woman beats up two children in adoption center; The video is going viral

Chhattisgarh: In a purported video, a female worker can be seen beating two children at an adoption center run by an NGO in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. Acting against the employee, the police registered an FIR on Monday and took him into custody. Besides, the state government has also suspended an employee of the Women and Child Development (WCD) department who was posted as District Program Officer in charge of Kanker when the incident took place last year.

A case has been registered against the accused

Officials said the case was registered on the instructions of Kanker Collector Priyanka Shukla, Superintendent Seema Dwivedi of the ‘Special Adoption Agency’ (Special Adoption Agency or SAA) run by Pratigya Vikas Sanstha. Orphans under the age of six are placed in SAA.

Case registered against Dwivedi

“A case against Dwivedi under Section 323 (intentionally causing hurt) of the IPC and provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,” Shukla said. was recorded.” .

“All necessary measures are being taken to ensure the safety and care of the children at the adoption centre,” he added.

The video went viral

In a video obtained from CCTV footage, Dwivedi is seen beating up a girl, grabbing her by the hair and throwing her on the floor. He then picks up the girl, throws her on the bed and continues to beat her. In the video, the woman can be seen asking another girl to come forward and she is also beaten on the bed.

Dwivedi said in his statement that he assaulted the two girls at the facility because he was not in a good mental state at that time. He also said that despite repeated warnings, one of the girls was assaulted by unknown persons while returning from the Anganwadi center. Took the chocolates.” said Dwivedi apologized for the action and claimed that such an incident was never repeated at the facility, the PTI report said.

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