PTI, RANCHI/KOLKATA: A day after a nun at Nirmal Hriday in Ranchi was held for allegedly selling a baby, the district unit of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) today shifted 22 children of Shishu Niketan, another shelter home in the vicinity, to a new accommodation.
Both Nirmal Hriday and Shishu Niketan are run by Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity.
The move comes two days after the chairperson of CWC’s Ranchi unit, Rupa Verma, filed a complaint against Nirmal Hriday staffer Anima Indwar for allegedly selling an infant boy to a UP-based couple.
Acting on the complaint, police arrested Indwar on Wednesday. Following the arrest, 13 girls from Nirmal Hriday were shifted to another shelter home.
Verma said the section of Nirmal Hriday, which provided shelter to unwed mothers, has been sealed.
“We have moved 13 girls and 22 children from Nirmal Hriday and Shishu Niketan (respectively) to a new home,” she told PTI.
Giving details of the ongoing probe, Kotwali police station officer-in-charge S N Mandal said no fresh arrest was made today.
“We arrested Anima Indwar and sister Konsalia of Nirmal Hriday so far as part of the investigation process. The details of the case would be made public only after the probe progresses,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Missionaries of Charity headquarters in Kolkata today issued a statement, saying it would take necessary action to find out the truth.
