Hyderabad: Atomic Energy Central School- II principal sexually abuses 14-yr-old, held

Hyderabad: K. Mahapatra, 54, the Principal of the Atomic Energy Central School- II in ECIL, was arrested on Friday by the Kushaiguda Police for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student of class IX while in an inebriated state.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police Syed Rafeeq said, “The incident occurred on October 28. When the girl told her parents about the incident after much hesitation, they approached the school management and lodged a complaint. A management meeting was held and the principal was suspended a few days ago.”

The police said that the girl had gone to the practice room to collect her bag before leaving for home on October 28, when she was called by the Principal to his cabin.

“He was in an inebriated state. He offered her snacks and lassi, which she accepted. When she was about to leave his cabin, he locked the door and tried to kiss her. When she raised a hue and cry, he let her go after making her promise that she would not tell anyone about the incident,” a police official said.
The girl’s parents decided to file a complaint at the Kushaiguda police station.

A case was registered under Section 354A of the IPC for sexual harassment as well as the relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
The accused was arrested on Friday.