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An FIR has been registered against Bihar's former Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma and her husband under Arms Act following recovery of 50 cartridges from her in-law's house during a CBI raid in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal, police said on Sunday, 19 August.
Additionally, the agency also questioned former Bihar Social Welfare Minister Damodar Rawat who was connected to Brajesh Thakur, the accused in the case.
The CBI had on Friday, 17 August, raided nearly 12 places in four districts of Bihar, including residences of Verma in Patna and her in-law's place in Begusarai.
Police said the live cartridges are of different firearms.
The FIR was registered against the couple by a CBI official, Rajak said, but declined to name him.
The scandal came to light two months ago when an FIR was lodged by the social welfare department following a social audit report submitted by Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences which mentioned sexual abuse of girls lodged at the Muzaffarpur shelter home.
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