Jaipur, May 18: Jaipur Police on Friday arrested five persons after five deaf and dumb girls lodged at the State Girls' Home alleged that they were sexually assaulted at an NGO.
According to Jaipur police commissioner Biju George Joseph, warden Ashok Prajapat and clerk Suresh Bairva have been arrested, while three others - manager Alpana Daswani, assistant Geeta Viabhab Suresh and security guard Mahesh Mali have been taken into custody for interrogation.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Preeti Kankani will conduct a probe. Police have registered cases under Sec 6, 10, 16, 21 of Protection of Children Act, Sec 23 of Juvenile Justice Act and under sections 376, 376C and 120B of Indian Penal Code .
The girls lodged in the Observation Home in Gandhinagar alleged that they were shifted to an NGO Awaaz foundation on Jaipur-Agra Highway, where they were beaten up, molested and raped.
After the girls lodged complaint, deaf and dumb experts were called in to record their charges and the president of Children's Welfare Committe ram Prakash Bairwa filed a police complaint.
