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Ajmer school boys' hostel warden held for forcing boarders into acts of sexual acts

For the sleepy town of Nasirabad in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, the scandal was unimaginable. Father Melvin de Silva, a warden of the boys' hostel at St Martin's School allegedly forced the boarders into acts of sexual gratification.

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