Kanoongo talked to the children residing in the Madarsa who revealed to him that 3 Hindu children also visit the Madarsa daily and that they are made to read Quran and Qaida.
In the state of West Bengal, around 41.4 percent of girls get married before their legal marriageable age which is 18 whereas 20.1 percent of boys get married before they attain the age of 21. The constantly increasing numbers are worrisome given that child marriages are a human rights violation and a recognized form of sexual and gender-based violence.
NCPCR stated that the book has been revised 5 times between 2016 and 2021 without referring to the law of the land and without being sensitive to the issue of child protection.
NCPCR Chairman said it is a matter of investigation how these Hindu students were brought to the Missionary girls' hostel. The missionary organisation runs no school and all students study in govt schools.