Three-year-old sexually harassed by teacher, her parents say

BENGALURU: A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by her teacher. The incident took place at a private school in Anwar Layout in KG Halli police station area of ​​the city.

The victim is said to have started crying while relieving herself and even while defecating.

When asked by her mother, she started saying that “Ma’am” was a wrong touch. The victim was taught by her mother about good and wrong touch. The accused teacher allegedly repeatedly injured the girl with her fingers. When the parents noticed injuries on their daughter’s private parts, they took her to the hospital.

The complainant is the girl’s 27-year-old father, who resides at Venkateshpura in KG Halli. The girl’s father is a butcher while the mother is a housewife. The girl, a kindergarten student, is said to be attending school since June 6.

“About ten days after attending school, she refused to go to school and told her mother that she was having severe pain in her private parts. But the parents did not take this seriously. On Wednesday, the girl went to school at 9.30 am and returned home at 12.30 pm. At around 2 pm, she started crying in pain and could not heed her call. When asked the name of the teacher, the victim only said it was ‘Ma’am’ as she did not know the name. She was immediately taken to a private hospital in Frazer Town. The victim was later treated as an outpatient at Vanivilas Hospital,” police said, citing the complaint.

The father has provided medical records to the police, which show that the girl was taken to the hospital at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Since it was a medical-legal case, the hospital reported the case to the police. The report was filed early Thursday.

“We are verifying the information provided by the complainant. The 50-year-old teacher against whom the allegations are made is cooperating with the investigation and has maintained his innocence. The case is still under investigation,” police said. A case has been registered against the teacher under various sections of the POCSO Act.