Terror situation prevailed at Muzaffarpur shelter home: Tiss report

Sexual violence used as a form of punishment. Staff members hitting girls' private parts. Wards essentially becoming lock-ups.

This was the "situation of terror" that prevailed at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, according to an audit conducted by the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tiss).

It was this report by Tiss that blew the lid off the goings-on at the Muzaffarpur shelter, where police say 34 girls were raped or sexually abused.

The shelter home's owner, Brajesh Thakur, is the prime accused in the case and is currently under arrest.