Police have arrested the headmistress of a private school in the Mumbra area of Thane district, Maharashtra, for not reporting the molestation of a 10-year-old girl. The incident happened on the school premises on Tuesday morning, December 3.
The incident happened when an unknown man entered the classroom of the fifth-grade student. He was wearing shorts and a blue T-shirt. The girl was alone in the room at the time. Seeing that, the man exposed the girl and sexually abused her.
In response, the child raised an alarm. This led to the man fleeing the scene. Later, the headmistress also arrived at the scene after hearing the alarm. The girl explained the incident to her.
However, sources suggest that the headmistress later spoke to the man. The man claimed that he was dropping the girl off at school.
At home, the girl informed her parents about the incident. In response, the parents filed a complaint with the police against the headmistress and the unidentified man.
Based on the complaint, the police have arrested the headmistress. She is accused of failing to report the incident. A case has been registered against the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code.
The police are on the hunt for the culprit.
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