13-year-old girl raped by govt school teacher, forced to undergo abortion
A government school teacher in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district allegedly raped a 13-year-old student following which she became pregnant, a police official said on Sunday. The accused, Rashid Anwar Khan, also allegedly forced the girl to undergo abortion at a private hospital with the help his associate, he said.
Khan, who worked at a government school located at a village in the district, is still at large while his associate Sukhlal was arrested on Friday, the official said.
The teacher and four other school staff members, including the headmaster, have been suspended while action has also been taken against three education department officials for alleged negligence of duty, another official said.
As per preliminary investigation, the Class 7 student was raped in the school premises two months ago. The accused also threatened the girl with dire consequences if she informed about the offence to anyone, the police official said.
The girl recently complained of some health issues following which her parents took her to a hospital where doctors found that she was pregnant, he said.
When the accused came to know about the girl's pregnancy, he took her to a private hospital on February 22 and allegedly forced her to undergo abortion with the help of Sukhlal, he said.
