Nainital police has rescued 14 minor girls from Nityanand Pad Ashram, Cow Protection Centre, lalkuan where these minors were allegedly being given electric shock by the caretaker Kuldeep Pathak whenever they fail to complete physical works in the Ashram.
These girls were mentally and physically harassed by Pathak. This was revealed in the sting operation conducted by the district police, said Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Vimmi Sachdeva Raman on Saturday. Children aged (2 to 17 years) were living in the Ashram.
Taking cognisance of public complaints, Raman had recently inspected Ashram and interacted with girls. During interaction, she observed that some girls were feeling uneasy. Following this, a sting operation was conducted by police, which revealed that girls were being given electric shock by the care taker Pathak.
In the Ashram, there were 500 cows in the Ashram and the physical works in regards to caring for all the cows were being done by 14 minors. These minors were being given electric shock by Pathak after failing to complete the assigned works. They were also
mentally and physically harassed by care taker. Following this, police conducted raids and arrested the accused care taker Pathak on Saturday. All the rescued girls have been rehabilitated in Balika Niketan, Almora, Shishu Sadan, Almora and Bal Grih Haridwar. The accused Kuldeep was arrested and sent to Jail under Section 23 Juvenile Justice (child care and protection) Act 2000, Raman added.