Bengaluru: A teacher was arrested today for alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old girl twice at a school here, as the fourth such incident in as many months sparked public outrage and protests by parents.
The teacher, detained for questioning, was arrested after he admitted to the crime, a senior police officials said, as the action came a day after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint about the incident which occurred on October 28 and 29.
“We have received a complaint that Jayashankar, a Hindi teacher with the school, has committed the crime. On the basis of this, we have arrested him. During the interrogation in his confessional statement he has admitted to it,” Police Commissioner M N Reddi said.
ACP (Law and Order) Alok Kumar said “He has been with the school for a long time and has admitted to the crime.” Police has booked a case under Sections 376 of IPC and 5 and 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.
Sec 376 of IPC relates to rape and Sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act to punishment for penetrative sexual assault and punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault. CM Siddaramaiah said, “School management has to take care of all these things. We have already issued circulars to managements.”
