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The Chhattisgarh government has ordered an inquiry into a recent incident, in which CRPF personnel allegedly molested girl students of a state-run residential school during a cultural programme held ahead of Raksha Bandhan in the state’s Dantewada district.
The district administration has constituted a five-member panel to look into the allegation while the police has launched a probe after lodging a case.
The incident allegedly took place on 31 July, when a Raksha Bandhan programme was organised by the CRPF troopers at a residential school in Palnar village under Kuakonda police station, Dantewada Collector Saurabh Kumar told PTI.
Nearly 500 girls took part in the event, to be telecast on the local news channels, and tied rakhis to the CRPF personnel, said Kumar.
The collector said that he went to the hostel on 2 August, along with the Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) and local CRPF Deputy Inspector General, and spoke to the girls in the presence of women officials, including the warden.
Subsequently, an FIR was lodged against the two unidentified security personnel under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Kuakonda police station.
The CCTV footage obtained from the hostel premises was also being analysed, he added.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori accused the authorities of “trying to cover up” the issue.
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