In one of the most astonishing revelation made by a Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya at Pathargama Block in Godda, minor girls of the school were being forcefully put into sex racket allegedly by the then school warden in connivance with the other staff of the school. The matter was disclosed on Saturday after a 16 year old girl was aborted after six months of pregnancy and was later handed over to the parents after her condition became critical.
“Two persons-- present warden Kalyani Dwivedi and ex-warden Bijli Kumari have been arrested so far in this regard while the interrogation of other staff of the school is still on,” said SP Godda Sanjeev Kumar. As the matter was quite sensitive investigation taking all aspect into consideration is being done by the official, added the SP.
“The investigations however, are still on and action will be taken against others also as and when required during the investigations,” assured the SP.
According to the statement recorded by the girl, the former warden Bijli Devi was the kingpin of the sex racket being run in the school. She further added that the girls were being sent to different locations where they were put to this dirty business with different people.
The girl was put to counseling at Social Welfare office where the officer in charge of Mahila Thana interrogated her and recorded her statement. The girl was still in distress.
The girl in her statement also asserted that girls are forcefully put in the sex racket and are tortured if deny to get into the net. The girl, studying in class 11, was raped last October with the help of the then school warden, following which she got pregnant. When she got six months pregnant she was made to abort by consuming a pill given by her warden Kalyani Dwivedi. The girl however, failed to speak the name of the pill.
The matter was disclosed after the villagers spotted a premature baby behind the school boundary and made a hue and cry of that. Meanwhile, the girl due to excessive bleeding pleaded before the PT teacher to allow her to remain in the hostel itself. looking at the condition of the girl, Warden Kalyani Dwivedi, calling her parents sent her to her home. Father of the girl however, alleged that he was made to sign a paper written something on it before taking her daughter home.
Meanwhile, a committee has been formed by Deputy Commissioner Arvind Kumar involving SDO Saurabh Kumar Sinha and SDPO Abhishek Kumar and taking the matter seriously, Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has asked the district administration to submit a detailed investigation report before it.
“The Commission, taking the matter seriously, has asked DC Arvind Kumar to take action against those whoever is found involved in it,” said SCPCR Member Manoj Kumar.
Social Welfare Minister louis Marandi reacting on the issue said that there was a need to discuss the issue with HRD Minister in this regard and has sought detailed report from the DC.
“The incident has definitely raised a question mark over the security of girls in residential schools of the state which we will try to fix by discussing the matter with other departments like HRD and others,” said Marandi. It must be ensured that such incidents do not take place in future in any part of the state, she added.