Mangalore : The Women and child welfare department conducted the raid on ‘Ashraya’ orphanage located at Anegundi at Bejai belonging to opposition leader in the city corporation council, Lancelot Pinto on April 6, Wednesday.
The officials of Woman and Child Welfare Department in rescued a group 16 children.
According to Lancelot Pinto he has been managing the orphanage from past 11 years but he has not taken any permission from the authorities.
But Child Welfare Committee president Asha Nayak says that the owner has not taken any permission and no matter of sexual harassment and conversion taken place.
Reportedly it is said that the parent called Arjun had come to take 8 children of Bidar to the native place. But the group of Bhajarandal activists stooped the children near PVS when they were waiting for the bus filed a complaint to Urwa police station on the owner for illegally confining and pressurizing to change their religious beliefs.
According to the police there is no FIR case on the owner and it’s only the blame.