Muzaffarpur rapes: State govt will review functioning of shelter homes, says Sushil Modi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday took over the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case and registered a case against the officers and employees of the shelter home.

The CBI registered the case on the request of the Bihar Government, and following the notification of the Central Government.

The probe agency took over the investigation from Muzaffarpur's Mahila Police Station where the case was registered on May 31, under Section 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), 376 (outraging the modesty of a woman), 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 4, 6, 8,10,12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO).