21 Children Tortured, Branded With Hot Iron At Indore Orphanage

About 21 children at an orphanage in Madhya Pradesh's Indore have alleged horrific abuse and torture by its staff, the police said. The horror unraveled after a team of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) carried out a surprise inspection at the orphanage last week. Police said the children told officials that the staff would torture them over minor mistakes. "The children told the team that they were hung upside down, branded with hot iron and photographed after being stripped,"officials said. A First Information Report or FIR has been registered against five employees of the orphanage and investigation is on.