'Reformed' life convict back behind the bars for sexual abuse

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Bangalore, July 13 (UNI) A 'reformed' life convict, who spent ten years in jail in a murder case, is again behind the bars from yesterday, facing charges of sexually abusing girls from poor families in his residential school.

P P Ramesh, a self-styled 'human rights and social activist' was arrested by the police when parents some girl students of 'Mamata Makkala Mane' and 'Jyoti Makkala Mane', free-hostels run by him near Bannerghatta on the city outskirts, alleged that he had sexually abused their children.

The arrested, under the grab of a good Samaritan, had raised donations to open the two residential schools and there are about 70 students, including 30 girls, mainly coming from poor families of migrant workers from North Karnataka.

Police said Ramesh had also established a rights forum 'Karnataka State Human Rights Trust'. He allegedly use to take some girls forcibly to his house, abuse them and caution them not to open their mounts.

However, unable to bare the harassment, the children reported to their parents who in turn lodged a complaint with the police.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Minister of Women and Child Welfare H K Kumaraswamy promised the Legislative Assembly that the children would be sent for medical report and if the charges were proved right action would be taken against the arrested. Mr G V Srirama Reddy who raised the issue of the 'shocking incidents' demanded stringent action against the accused.

The Minister confirmed that the accused had not taken any permission from the government to run such residential schools.

UNI

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