Guwahati: Miguel Das Queah is appointed on Tuesday by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to serve as the victims’ support person in the Guwahati abuse case.
Miguel, who has been outspoken in the child abuse case even before the neighbourhood complained about a well-known doctor couple, would continue to oversee legal representation for the young victims up until their rehabilitation.
According to sources, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act has designated him as a support person.
It should be mentioned that on the day the incident was made public, Miguel Das revealed through a Facebook post that he had been receiving complaints about the doctor couple for a long time because they frequently chained their adopted daughter to their terrace in the sweltering summer heat.
He claimed that after receiving the accusations, he had asked the witnesses to lodge a complaint, but that no one was willing to do so because they were afraid of the doctor couple as they had previously threatened them.
A well-known psychiatrist and his wife, Drs. Waliul Islam and Sangeeta Datta, were heldalong with their carer for abusing their two adopted children sexually and physically.
Following the medical findings of charred scars discovered on the intimate areas of both victims, several charges have been brought against them under the POSCO statute.