Patna, December 1: Former Bihar minister Manju Verma and her husband Chandrasekhar Verma have been sent to jail in connection with Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case. Both of them were produced before the Court on Saturday. The former social welfare Minister was booked under the Arms Act after police found fifty cartridges while searching her house in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. Why Manju Verma Stepped Down as Bihar Social Welfare Minister.

Reports inform that the Bihar Police had filed a First Information Report (FIR) under the Arms Act against Verma and her husband. She had resigned as the social welfare minister in August after allegations that her husband had links with Brajesh Thakur, who is the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, where several women inmates of a shelter home were allegedly raped. Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Cases: Supreme Court Lashes Out at Bihar Government Over Milder FIR, Says 'Act Fast or Face Consequences'.

On Thursday, Verma withdrew her bail plea from the Supreme Court saying she has already surrendered before a court. On November 22, Verma was remanded to one-day police custody by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Majhaul Sub-Division, Prabhat Trivedi.

According to a report by PTI, more than 30 girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused at the shelter home. The issue first came to light in an audit report submitted by the TISS to the social welfare department of the Bihar government. Following the revelation, an FIR was lodged on May 31 against 11 people, including Thakur, who was running the shelter home. The CBI later took over the probe and arrested 17 people in connection with the case.

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