Uttar Pradesh: Minor raped by government school teacher

A 14-year-old girl studying in a government school in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly raped by a teacher, police said today, Saturday, May 11.

According to them, the victim, a Class VIII student, refused to go to school on Friday, May 10.

When her parents inquired further, she recounted the ordeal: PTI Reports.

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

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

A case has been filed against the accused under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.

Singh said efforts were being made to arrest the teacher.

Other cases

In another case from UP, police said today, May 11, that a minor girl was tied up and raped by two youths and thrown under a moving bus. Police add that the victim has been rescued and an investigation is underway to nab the culprits.

On May 8, five men were arrested by police in Odisha for raping a Class XII student in Berhampur. The victim, who had gone to her friend’s house, was said to have been drugged by the men before she was raped by them. The perpetrators have been booked under the Prevention of Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.