A video showing the treatment given to kids at an adoption centre in Chhattisgarh has surfaced online and gone viral. It captures on camera how a female staff (said to be the manager) of the premises mercilessly assaults two children by brutally beating them up and flinging of one them to the floor.
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According to reports, the woman was identified as Seema Dwivedi from the Pratigya Vikas Sansthan NGO of the state's Kanker area. In the video, she was seen repeatedly slapping a girl child, banging her on the floor, and later throwing her back on the bed. Following this, when another child entered the room, she hit her as well.
Viral video upsets netizens
The viral video has upset netizens and raised eyebrows over the condition of kids in such adoption or shelter homes. "Unbelievable...people have been turned into monster...love, compassion, empathy is finished (sic)," a Twitter user said in a reply to the horrific video. "Look into the matter @KankerPolice," wrote another.
Police action follows
After the video reached authorities, necessary action was taken against the adoption centre and the concerned woman seen in the video. It was learnt that the district collector sought registration of a police case and also suspended the NGO from operating the facility. FIR was lodged against Dwivedi under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
Woman apologises
Dwivedi reportedly admitted the video clip and claimed it happened around a year ago. In a statement, Dwivedi was quoted as saying that she resulted in the cruel act in the past when her mental status was not well. "Despite repeated warnings one of the girls used to accept chocolates from unidentified persons," she stated the reason behind beating the girl child while apologising over the act and later assuring that such behaviour would never repeat in the premises.
