The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the governments of Bihar and Tamil Nadu over the alleged abuse of 12 orphaned children in a madrassa in the southern state.
The commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that said two persons have been arrested in Chennai for housing and abusing orphaned juveniles from Bihar.
Twelve children were rescued from the madrassa located at Ponniammanmedu, the NHRC said.
The commission has issued notices to the chief secretaries of Tamil Nadu and Bihar and the Chennai police commissioner calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks.
The media report published on December 1 claimed that police had got information through the '1098' helpline that some children are being subjected to harassment and physical abuse in a madrassa at Ponniammanmedu near Madhavaram in Chennai, the NHRC said.
It was reported that a criminal case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Coder and the accused, who belong to Bihar, have been arrested, it said.
It is further mentioned that in the presence of a Child Welfare Officer, the children were taken by police to a government children's hospital and later, they were shifted to a home, the commission said.
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