After TMS Report, Vigilance Probe Ordered

TEN days after this newspaper reported the plight of the homeless and the crumbling infrastructure of night shelters, Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood paid a surprise visit to five such shelters at Sarai Kale Khan and confirmed many of the issues flagged in the story.

- ANUP VERMA & IFRAH MUFTI @ New Delhi

"It's exploitation," Sood said, pointing to a case where a sick man was being made to work as a cleaner for ₹5,000 a month. "Funds and facilities meant for the homeless are being siphoned off in collusion with NGOs and corrupt officials," he alleged, stating that complaints had been pouring in through letters and public memorandums.