In an inhuman act, about eight children staying in Bala Sadan (Government Home for Girls), run by the Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department, were tonsured by the home staff. The children were aged under 10 years and were studying below sixth class.
The Bala Sadan staff said the children were tonsured as they were suffering with lice. However, the children were not referred to any hospital and there was no doctor’s prescription for tonsuring them.
NTR District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Chairperson K. Suvartha and member Ch. Radha Kumari, who made a surprise visit to Bala Sadan on Monday, expressed displeasure over the act and pulled up the home employees.
