Nursing students were molested in at the nursing institute of Hoda NGO which is in Khunti, Jharkhand according to reports.
Jharkhand's BJP state president reacted politically to the incident, and said that the people belonging to the state have no faith in the state government.
Prakash then spoke to Ashutosh Shekhar, the Superintendent of Khunti Police, and ordered for the immediate arrest of the accused.
A news report noted that police have arrested director of the NGO for allegedly molesting the girls at the institute.
Jharkhand | Police have arrested director of an NGO, which provides nursing training, for allegedly molesting & harassing nursing students in Khunti district. An enquiry has been constituted & FIR lodged based on girls' complaints: Khunti SP Ashutosh Shekhar
— ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2021
It is said that a delegation of the BJP will be visiting the institute under the leadership of Aarti Kujur, the president of the party's Mahila Morcha. They will be responsible for sending a report on the investigation conducted there.
Meanwhile, Banna Gupta, the health minister of the state had issued an inquiry into the matter on Twitter, and urged the police to take the required action.
@DCkhunti @khuntipolice मामले को संज्ञान में लेकर जांच कर आवश्यक कार्यवाई करते हुए सूचित करें।@JharkhandPolice pic.twitter.com/x0nDcfkkqx
— Banna Gupta (@BannaGupta76) March 13, 2021
महोदय, मामले को संज्ञान में लिया गया है।महिला थाना प्रभारी खूंटी और DSP(HQ)खूंटी को जांच कर आवश्यक कार्रवाई करने के लिए आदेशित किया गया है।
— Khunti Police (@khuntipolice) March 13, 2021
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