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SC tells petitioners alleging sexual abuse in ISKCON-run schools to approach child rights body

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked petitioners seeking a probe into alleged instances of sexual abuse in schools run by ISKCON to approach the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights with their grievances. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said if such representations are made to the state child rights commissions in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the same shall be considered in a reasonable time. We dispose of this petition by reserving liberty to the petitioners herein to make a fresh representation/reminder to NCPCR, UP SCPCR and West Bengal SCPCR to bring to the notice of these respondents the allegations that are ventilated in this petition, the bench said. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Rajneesh Kapur and others seeking an investigation into alleged instances of sexual abuse in schools run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The plea alleged that internal records indicated serious cases of sexual abuse and that complaints made to the authorities had not been responded.