Boys at Kerala children’s home run by VHP attacked by staff, allegedly hit with chairs on head

'Five people, including staff members of a children’s home in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district run by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), have been accused of physically assaulting seven resident children on Saturday night. Out of the seven boys who were hospitalised following the incident, two suffered head injuries. It has been alleged that the children were assaulted by staff who claimed that they were not abiding by the rules of the institution, the Vivekananda Ashram at Adoor in Pathanamthitta. This includes not getting up on a specific time and for not offering prayers. For this, the children were allegedly hit on their heads with chairs by the accused persons. The children have alleged that one of the people attacking them was drunk. Two people, both staff members of the home, have been arrested, while the remaining are absconding...'