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Three persons— the owner, principal, and a teacher of a residential schoolhouse successful Devanahalli — person been arrested successful transportation with the alleged intersexual maltreatment of a insignificant student, constabulary said connected Saturday.
The accused person been identified arsenic the school’s owner, Dhananjay, his wife, Shailaja, the main of the institution, and a teacher, Tabassum. The arrests came aft a lawsuit was registered nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, with allegations of intersexual harassment and attempts to suppress the matter.
According to police, Dhananjay allegedly entered the girls’ dormitory precocious astatine nighttime successful an intoxicated authorities and sexually harassed a insignificant student. The residential instauration reportedly houses much than 700 students. Authorities, however, clarified that, astatine present, lone 1 unfortunate has formally travel guardant and recorded her statement.
Police said the substance came to airy aft the insignificant confided successful her parents astir the alleged abuse. The parents subsequently approached the section constabulary presumption and lodged a ceremonial complaint.
Based connected the ailment and a preliminary inquiry, a lawsuit was registered nether applicable provisions of the POCSO Act, 2012, and the 3 accused were taken into custody.
Investigators said they are examining whether determination are further victims. Police added that the scope of the probe volition beryllium expanded if much complaints are received.
