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CBI files chargesheet in Muzzafarpur shelter home scandal, names 21 accused

Prime accused Brajesh Thakur, who runs an NGO, is among those named in the chargesheet.

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its first chargesheet in connection with the sexual abuse of girls at a shelter home in Bihar's
, naming 21 people. 

Prime accused Brajesh Thakur is among those named in the chargesheet, said offcials. Thakur runs an NGO Seva Sankalp Evam Vikash Samiti that managed the shelter home. The CBI filed its chargesheet against Thakur, his employees, his associate Shaista Parveen and a government officer Rekha Rani before a special court.

The CBI chargesheet says the girls were subjected to sexual abuse and it slapped stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)

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