Officials of the Kalahandi District Child Protection Unit raided a shelter home here on Sunday over an allegation of an HIV-afflicted girl being sexually harassed at the shelter home.
The officials examined several documents of the shelter home and questioned its staffs regarding the incident.
As per a complaint lodged by the mother of the girl with the District Child Protection Officer (DCPO), her daughter was sexually harassed at the shelter home for the last one year by head of the institution Saroj Das.
On the other hand, the accused has refuted the allegations, saying that a conspiracy has been hatched against him. He said the parents of the girl demanded money from him; and when he refused to oblige them, they have levelled false allegations against him
He further said that the parents of the girl took her home on March 25 but are now making accusations against him after so many days which is suspicious. The Bhawanipatna Town police detained Das for questioning.