A teenage boy was detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a five-year-old kindergarten woman scholar on the premises of a college in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam metropolis, police mentioned on Sunday (September 29, 2024).
The accused is the son of a watchman on the personal faculty, the place the sufferer is a UKG (higher kindergarten) scholar.
The incident got here to mild after the woman informed her mom concerning the “bad touch” by the boy, a police officer mentioned.
“The accused is a student of class 10 with another branch of the same school. An investigation was conducted after the girl’s mother lodged a complaint that her daughter was sexually assaulted in the school where her daughter is a UKG student. The accused boy has been taken into custody,” mentioned Further Superintendent of Police Rakesh Khakha.
The boy has been booked beneath sections 65-ii (Whoever commits rape on a lady beneath twelve years of age) and 75 (bodily contact and advances involving unwelcome and express sexual overtures) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita other than the provisions of the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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The incident allegedly occurred within the watchman’s room on the third ground of the college constructing and was reported by the woman to her mom on the night time of September 27, the police officer mentioned.
The varsity has CCTV cameras protecting solely the bottom ground and never the higher flooring, he mentioned.
In the meantime, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari expressed anguish and accused the BJP authorities of failing to guard daughters.
“Daughters will not get justice by just asking for help from the government on social media. Now the Congress party will fight this battle on the streets,” he mentioned.
Printed – September 30, 2024 08:46 am IST
