9 shifted from shelter after woman attacked

In the wake of a video circulating on social media platforms in which a woman with mental illness is mistreated by the staff at a care home, the district administration on Monday conducted an investigation and shifted nine inmates to other institutions.

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As many as 28 patients have been residing in the private home in Panangadi Road in Sivaganga town run by Pushparaj. In the video which has gone viral on social media, a mentally ill inmate can be seen being beaten and scolded by one of the staff Komathi. When questioned, Pushparaj said that the video was taken by an inmate of the home