Latest News | 14-year-old girl raped by teacher in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh

Pratapgarh (UP), May 11 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl, a student of a government school, was allegedly raped by a teacher here, police said on Saturday.

According to police, the victim, an eighth grade student, refused to go to school on Friday. When her parents asked, she recounted the ordeal.

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Her parents contacted the police and filed a complaint against the teacher, police said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Durgesh Kumar Singh said, “A 14-year-old student of a government middle primary school has accused a teacher of the school of raping her.”

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A case has been filed against the accused under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act. Efforts are on to nab the teacher, Singh said.

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