The headmistress of a private school has been booked for allegedly not informing police about the molestation of a minor girl student by an unidentified man in the institution. As per the police, the incident took place on Tuesday morning (December 3) in the school which is located in the Mumbra region. The victim was identified as a student of 5th standard.
An official from Mumbra police station said the victim was alone in her classroom when the man, wearing a pair of shorts and a blue T-shirt, came there and allegedly molested the girl and also flashed her. Out of fear, the girl raised an alarm following which the man left the place. Hearing the commotion, the headmistress came there and enquired with the victim who informed about the incident, the official said. As per the FIR, the headmistress was later seen talking to the culprit, who apparently informed her that he had come to drop the girl at the school.
The girl later informed about the incident to her parents, who complained to the police against the man and the school headmistress. Based on the complaint, the headmistress was arrested for allegedly not reporting the incident to police, the official said. A case was registered against the unidentified man under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police said. Search was on for the culprit, they added.
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(With PTI inputs)
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