Two held for inmate abuse at rehab centre in Odisha

SAMBALPUR: Dhanupali police on Tuesday arrested two staffers of ‘Samartha’ for allegedly abusing and assaulting mentally challenged inmates of the rehabilitation centre at Netaji Nagar here.

The accused are Harishchandra Das, the secretary of the NGO which runs the centre, and caretaker of the facility Swagatika Pradhan.

The duo was seen assaulting inmates of the centre in the videos that went viral on social media.