Police arrested the accused…
On Wednesday, 14 August 2024, Police officials said, the police arrested a teacher for attempting to rape an 11-year-old schoolgirl in the classroom in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district.
The incident was reported from a government school located in the area of Nimbarga police station in Aland Taluk of the district.
According to the complaint, the victim was studying in Class 5 in the school. The accused attacked her when the girl had gone to the classroom after having a midday meal on Tuesday. The girl was alone in the class at the time.
The accused threatened her not to make noise and attempted to rape her. However, when the girl resisted and started screaming, the accused teacher fled from the school premises.
The victim went to her home and informed her parents about the incident, the officials added.
The parents first questioned the headmaster about the incident and then filed a complaint with the police.
The Nimbarga police launched a search for the accused teacher and arrested him.
The police have registered the case under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and other sections under the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
The latest case has increased the people's concern in the district which has seen a rise in such shocking cases.
The data showed that the cases of rape against minors have increased by three times those of cases reported on women in the district in the past three years, according to police sources.
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