Hyderabad: A girl student studying in Class 4 at Sujatha High School, Abids, was sexually assaulted by the school watchman for about a fortnight, according to the police.
The incident was reported to the police on October 26 by the child’s mother, and came to light on Tuesday when the Abids police arrested the watchman, Kamal Bhan, 30, a native of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, the eight-year-old child complained to her parents on October 21 that the school watchman used to take her into the cellar during the lunch hour and grope her. When the girl protested, Kamal Bhan would threaten her against complaining to anyone. She mustered up the courage to tell her mother on October 26.
Based on the complaint, Abids police registered a case under the PoCSO Act and Section 376 (2), 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (Sexual assault) of IPC and arrested Kamal Bhan on Wednesday.
