Other States - Haryana   

Another teacher accused of assault on schoolgirl

Sirsa (Haryana): Close on the heels of reports of sexual harassment of some girl students in a school in Jind district, a teacher was accused of raping a 13-year-old physically challenged schoolgirl over a long period, leading to her pregnancy, in Sirsa district of Haryana.

Mr. Subhash, posted as a Sanskrit teacher at the Government Middle School in Sadewala village of the district, was accused of raping the girl, studying in the same school, for months together, officials said here on Friday.

The teacher has been placed under suspension and transferred to Chaharwala village after Ram Kumar, the Block Education Officer, visited the school on Thursday and made an on-the-spot inquiry, the officials said.

However, the victim's kin have not yet reported the matter to police, the villagers said. They demanded a high-level inquiry and proper punishment to the teacher.

Hariram, the village head, said that for the last few months the activities of the teacher were found to be ``dubious'' and that a memorandum was submitted to the Education Department but no action was taken against him.

The victim's condition deteriorated after the accused teacher had allegedly given her some medicine to clandestinely abort the foetus. When her kin took her to a hospital, she was found pregnant, officials said.

PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Assurance on land price
Another teacher accused of assault on schoolgirl

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu