Vijay Deo Jha
Ranchi, April 28: Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home minister Amit Shah to demand a CBI inquiry into the alleged rape of two tribal girls at a shelter home.
The shelter home Khushi Rainbow Home is associated with an organization ‘Centre for Equity Studies’ run by Harsh Mander. The former chief minister said that people associated with the shelter home concealed this heinous crime even knowing the fact and did not inform the police.
“In the regime of the Hemant Soren government cases of rape of tribal girls have increased which is a matter of concern. Harsh Mander was a member of the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi during UPA rule. He has a very controversial background. His association with organizations involved with anti-national activities has been exposed. He was also involved in the anti CAA agitation which the Delhi police is investigating,” Raghubar Das said.
Das claimed that on previous occasions also complaints of sexual harassment of girls at his shelter home ‘Aman Ghar’ and ‘Rainbow Home’ were reported.
“In Jharkhand, there is a UPA government and attempts were made to hush up the case since he is a very powerful person. Due to the efforts of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the FIR could be lodged but I fear that justice will be done. Hence, I request you for a CBI inquiry and blacklist such organizations,” Raghubar Das said.
NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo after receiving a complaint on April 26, visited the children’s home in Ranchi. On April 7, the case of sexual abuse took place where the accused is a security guard.
