Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered a CBI probe into the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, where 40 girls were allegedly exploited sexually. Kumar wrote a letter to the state's chief secretary, principal secretary and the director general of police (DGP) to hand over the probe of the case to the CBI.

Eleven employees of the shelter home have been arrested so far. The police had raided the premises on Monday and rescued 44 girls. Bihar DGP K S Dwivedi said medical reports of 29 girls indicated sexual contact was established with them.