Muzaffarpur horror main accused Brajesh Thakur denies involvement
Muzaffarpur, Aug 8 : The main accused in the Bihar shelter home horror case, Brajesh Thakur, who is in jail, on Wednesday denied any involvement in the rape of 34 minor girls in the welfare facility here, saying he was being framed.
He said it was a "conspiracy" and he has no relation with Bihar Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma. He said he was innocent.
"A conspiracy was hatched against me as I wanted to join the Congress and wished to fight from the Muzaffarpur seat," Thakur told the media here when he along with the other accused in the case was being taken from the jail to be produced in a court.
This was the first time that Thakur has spoken since the horror surfaced in the shelter home that was run by him. He was produced in the district court under tight security. "I am not at all involved in the case," he said.
A group of women blackened Thakur's face when he was coming out of the court. One of the women was detained. She belongs to the Jan Adhikar Party, a police officer said.
Thakur also denied reports that he was close to Manju Verma. "I have no relationship with Manju Verma," he said. He also refuted a relationship with Madhu Kumar, an accused in the case, who is absconding after the police filed an FIR.
Thakur claimed that none of the victims (girls) of the shelter home have made any statement against him. The Patna High Court is monitoring the ongoing CBI investigation into the case.
The Muzaffarpur case came to light when the Bihar Social Welfare Department filed an FIR based on a social audit of the shelter home conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
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Remarks against St Francis Xavier: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar gets bail
Panaji (PTI): A court in Goa on Saturday granted bail to right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, who was arrested after he allegedly made derogatory comments against St Francis Xavier.
Judicial Magistrate First Class, Vasco, granted regular bail to Khattar, currently admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim for treatment of chest pain after he was shifted from the District Hospital in Mapusa two days back.
A row erupted after a video of remarks by Khattar, the founder of Sanatan Mahasangh, at an event on April 18 in the presence of Swami Brahmeshanand, State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji (Krishna) Salkar, went viral.
St Francis Xavier is revered as the patron saint of Goa.
The controversial remarks led to the Vasco Police registering an FIR against Khattar on charges of hurting religious sentiments and creating enmity between groups.
He was detained in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, by local police. His custody was later handed over to the Goa Crime Branch, according to officials.
