In a major development in the child trafficking case in north Bengal, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested District Child Protection Officer of Darjeeling Mrinal Ghosh.
“Another person arrested is Dr. Debasis Chandra, member of the Child Welfare Committee of Darjeeling and a visiting doctor to Bimala Sishu Griha and Ashray,” Nishat Parvez, Deputy Inspector General, Criminal Investigation Department (Operations), told The Hindu .
Six persons have been arrested in the trafficking case so far.
Bimala Sishu Griha and Ashray are two of the homes that came under the scanner for alleged irregularities.
According to CID sources, Mr. Chandra and Mr. Ghosh “tried to disguise the illegal activities of the child care home by making false documents.”
A senior CID official said there were more allegations against Mr. Ghosh. “He [Mr.Ghosh] had knowledge about unrecorded babies kept at the home,” the officer said. The two accused were initially detained for interrogation by the CID at Darjeeling’s Pintel village and were arrested later.
