Bengal childcare centre employees arrested for sexual abuse

Three employees of a childcare centre in West Bengal's Howrah district have been arrested for sexually abusing differently-abled girls, police said on Saturday.

According to police sources, based on information shared by government officials, a police team had visited the NGO, Chiranabin-Children and After Care Home For Women and Girls in Joypur area.

"Three of the identified persons have been arrested and there will be further arrests if anyone else is involved," a senior police official said.

They interacted with the victims with the help of an interpreter and identified the culprits. One of the victims is a minor.

"We had no idea about the incident and will make sure that all the culprits are arrested," Sukumar Sau, General Secretary of the centre said.-IANS