HYDERABAD: Four days after the district legal services authority (DLSA), Rangareddy rescued a woman who was discovered naked and chained in the rehabilitation centre Aram Ghar, which is part of the Indian Council of Social Welfare, officials from the Women and Child Welfare Department have been deputed to observe the state of the centre and 120 others residing there.
Meanwhile, it has been two days that the victim was shifted to Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust(KGNMT) after getting diagnosed at a private hospital. According to officials, she is adjusting to her new home.
“She is eating her meals on time and also taking the prescribed medicines. She is a bit drowsy but is calm and we are observing her,” informed V Padmavathi, state in charge, KGNMT. She has been prescribed medicines for the next 15 days. After the completion of this course of medicines, she will be taken to the Institute of Mental Health just like the 47 others who are under the care of KGNMT.
Meanwhile, the women and child welfare department is awaiting a report on the rehab centre. “Based on the report, which is likely to reach me in the next two days, we will see what needs to be done with those who have been living there. We want to ensure that they are safe and secure. We will see if we they can be shifted to a better place,” informed Viziendra Boyi, director of the department.
The Cyberabad Police who registered a case on the rehab centre, under Section 342 of IPC, for wrongful confinement of the woman, said that inquiry in the case is still underway.