New Delhi: The CBI has decided to examine more than 10 senior officials of the social welfare department of the state govt in connection with the Bihar shelter home case.
Sources in the agency said, “The agency will soon call more than 10 senior officials of the social welfare department for questioning.” The state government recently took departmental action against more than a dozen officials of the social welfare department, who have been put under suspension for alleged negligence and dereliction of duty. The suspended officials include seven assistant directors of Child Protection Units, six district child protection officers and superintendent of a remand home for juvenile prisoners.
The Muzaffarpur district child protection officer was named as one of the accused and arrested last month, sources said adding that he will also be called for interrogation.
The suspension orders pointed out that the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences had pointed out these anomalies, which the officials “did not bring to the notice of higher officials in inspection reports, they added.
