Muzaffarpur Shelter case: 'No leniency will be shown towards anyone', says Nitish Kumar

Bihar, Aug 3: Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case and assured people that "no leniency will be shown towards" the guilty.

"We are ashamed of the incident which has taken place in Muzaffarpur. CBI is investigating the case and the high court should monitor it," ANI quoted him as saying.

"I would like to assure everyone that no leniency will be show towards anyone, all those found guilty will be severely punished," the Bihar chief minister further said.

The Muzaffarpur case relates to the mental, physical and sexual exploitation of the girls residing at Balika Grih, Muzaffarpur.

The matter had come to light earlier in 2018 when the Bihar social welfare department filed an FIR based on a social audit of the shelter home conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).