Child rights panel seeks report on ritual

Damoh (MP), September 6

At least six minor girls were paraded naked in a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district as part of a ritual to please the rain god and get relief from the drought-like situation, officials said on Monday.

Taking cognisance, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) sought a report from the Damoh district administration about this incident which occurred on Sunday at Baniya village, 50 km from the Damoh district headquarters, in the Bundelkhand region.

A district official said a response would be submitted to the NCPCR. Damoh SP DR Teniwar said the police received information that some girls were paraded naked to appease the God of rains as part of local practice and prevailing social evils. — PTI