The wife of one of the accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal today alleged that her husband, a government official, was falsely implicated to shield the husband of a state minister who frequented the facility. The minister, however, dismissed the allegation as politically motivated and said none of the victims had given statements that could corroborate what was being alleged.

'I demand a CBI inquiry into the case. My husband is being framed to save some big people. He was doing his duty honestly," the accused official's wife said, demanding an investigation into the role of Chandeshwar Verma, the husband of social welfare minister Manju Verma. Shibha Kumari, wife of Muzaffarpur District Child Protection Officer Ravi Roshan, who was arrested a month ago, told TV channels he used to visit the shelter home frequently and his role needs to be probed.