Bangalore school secretary arrested in child rape case


Bangalore, Oct 25 (IANS): Karnataka Police Friday arrested the secretary of a society that runs a private school here, where a three-year-old student was allegedly raped, and registered criminal cases against its three office-bearers.

"We have registered a criminal case against K.R.K. Reddy, secretary of Sri Gowtham Academy of General & Technical Education Society, which runs Orchids The International School, in which the horrifying incident occurred, and arrested him for interrogation," Home Minister K.J. George told reporters here.

Besides Reddy, the society's three office bearers - president K. Durga, vice-president Y. Shilpa and joint secretary U. Surendra Babu - were booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 on a complaint filed by state education department deputy director H.B. Manjunath in the jurisdictional police station Thursday.

"The accused have been running the school (Orchids) by flouting rules, violating laws and cheating the public, parents and about 900 students without any recognition from the state or central governments," George said.

On inspection, officials found that the society secured permission March 3, 2013 from the state government to run a primary school from class 1-5 in Kannada medium.

"In reality, the school has been running classes from pre-nursery to seventh class in English medium, claiming affiliation to the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), which is a gross violation and abuse of law," George said.

The society is alleged to have also collected huge sums of money from parents in the guise of donations and building fund by claiming that it was a recognised school.

Meanwhile, a special team set up to probe the incident, Friday questioned seven drivers of buses operated by the society to ferry students from their homes to the school.

"The investigation into the case is in progress. We have interrogated the school management, all male employees in the school, including PT (physical training) teachers, sports coaches and security persons," additional police commissioner (law and order) Alok Kumar told reporters.

Though the probe team, headed by assistant commissioner of police Sarah Fatima, detained the school's attender for questioning, Kumar said no arrest has been made as yet as the investigation is on.

"We have not arrested anyone so far in the main case but have been interrogating the 45-year-old attender on the basis of evidence collected such as his movements in the CCTV footage and what the victim told her parents, our women counsellers, who are part of the probe team," Alok Kumar added.

In a related development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said stringent action would be taken against the school management and the guilty would be punished under the relevant law, including the Goonda Act, which was recently amended to include rape and sexual abuse of girls or children as serious crime.

The criminal case was registered late Tuesday under sections of the Pocso Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) and section of the IPC on a complaint by the victim's father that his young daughter was molested while she was in the school.

 

  

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  • GS Rao, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    Mr. George, you yourself look like a Goon, who just gotup from the last night hangover. How can you sit in the HM position, while you cann't even settle such serious offence.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 26 2014

    I don't understand why some sanghi chaap internet karsevaks are bad mouthing about H.M here.

    Please condemn this heinous crime against this innocent child attack instead of targetting the H.M. Ateast he is pro-active in this case.

    We all know what those hopeless, corrupt and inefficient minister from from BJP were doing when they were ruling.

    Instead of jailing those Bajrangis and Sanghi goons, they would encourage and incite more attacks.

    So Sanghi chaanp guts...BEAT IT!

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  • praveen, udupi/bangalore

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    what joke mr NM MN whatever?? rape in schools, Lady IPS officer attacked, only 12hrs day power-cut, kids are washed away from rain, rowdies are roaming freely, and nidderamiah will ask this is only the news you have?? and mallu busy with tightening his lungii ...!! GOD save karnataka

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    LOOKING AT HIM, IT SEEMS HE LOST SOMEWHERE IN JUNGLE !! WHY WE SHOULD SUFFER BECAUSE OF SOMEONES INEFFICIENCY !

    MR.SIDHU WHAT YOU SAY ??????????????????????

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  • JK, Udupi/Dubai

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Siddu should sack home minister George. useless guy.too may crimes in Bangalore city.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Looks like there are serious lapses
    on part of the Education Ministry too!
    What Press Conference ,when there is a pressing meed to arrest the culprit! The School Secretary will easily come out. Getting 'Bail' in India, is as easy as drinking a 'glass of water' Is it not?

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE IS NOT THE SOLUTION !!! GET UP FROM THE COMFORTABLE SEATS AND ACT !!

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  • Krishna bhatta , Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Home Minister George looks like a Hafta Vasooli Gang Leader. unfit to be continued as H.M of the state. some one can smell the entry of politics in this crime definitely. If the School Administration is belongs to a non-Congress then it will take twist because of dirty politics of Nidderamaiya Govt.

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  • essell, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    What next? what happened to VIBGYOR? Everybody knows public memory is short!!!! The investigations should be result oriented.

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  • kumara, bangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    wonder what are the govt. school inspectors doing?.nidde and the education minister has to explain this, maybe the inspectors are also involved.. corruption everywhere..nobody has any accountability

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  • Hanif, Shirva/Sharjah

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    I GUESS COMPLAINT IS OF MOLESTATION BUT THE TITLE IS MISLEADING? EVEN THE ARRESTED ARE NOT FOR THE MAIN CASE.

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    YOU LOOK LIKE ALMOST YOU LOST INTEREST IN LIFE AND HOW CAN YOU HOLD THE IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY LIKE HOME MINISTRY

    AS A CITIZEN OF INDIA I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOU TO HAVE A LONG BREAK AND GO FOR HOLIDAY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    SORRY MR GEORGE THIS PORTFOLIO IS NOT YOUR CUP OF TEA !!! PLEASE GO AWAY

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  • felix rebello, mumbai

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Law is stringently applied for those who respect and obey the law. For example - the government and education department is very strict to those schools/institutes who follow the government rules and regulations. If such institutes caught for breaking even s small rule, the govt/education dept comes down heavily on them. However those who do not respect and follow the law, go scot free, even if they do big blunders. The reason is obvious - the power of money and backing by the persons in authority. To the bad luck of this particular school, they were caught. Perhaps, there may be similar schools/institutes who carry on smoothly without being caught. Finally, the innocent and honest majority have to suffer for the dishonesty and sins of the few.

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  • Suleman Beary, Udupi

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Govt. officials are mute spectator while many such schools are running illegally, only woke up when such bad things happens. Unless an unbiased actions taken against all such criminals, this type of crimes will continue.

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    The crime on the 3 years old girl is not only a heinous crime but crossed all values of humanity. Treat this issue one side. Now the school has been running CBSE and other courses without permission from State and Central Government. Huge donation has been collected falsely. What do we call this Cheating or raping every student and their parent. Our government gets up when such incident occurs but how come the education department of the government is not aware of such illegal schools and colleges. Education has become a money making racket and by the use of just the word "International" the school automatically becomes recognised. When we say international school, it should have international recognition but the school itself does not have national recognition. It is time that the government immediately starts inspection of all the schools and colleges and find out whether they are observing norms and rules. Bribing will come in between inspection and that can be stopped if we ensure that all schools and colleges are registered online so that the public can view whether the schools and colleges are recognised one. We have wasted 67 years after independence and when are we going to get up from sleep after a total collapse of the system that cannot be corrected or set right. Supreme court had rightly said to the Central Government that it is a Kumbakarna or Rip Van Winkle and the same applies to the state government.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    MODI SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ALL THIS NONSENSE ...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    STOP...

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  • RSRB, Kundapura / Singapore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Finally you realised that our PM is MODI...
    It is unfortunate that you were thinking our PM is FEKU Pappu all these days...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    PM IS MISSING ...

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  • Sandesh Shetty, Bangalore/Kudla

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai it doesnt matter whatever you say about modi because your baised comments makes modiji much more stronger than before. Please keep continue with your baised comments till your secular party khangress becomes zero in our country.

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    My heart weeps for the godly chield which fell victim for the cruel act of an animal.Police yet to identify the actual animal.Its not a big issue to pounce on the real animal.Disgusting indeed.God save our godly kids.

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  • RSRB, Kundapura / Singapore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    In Photo#2, it looks like police is interrogating the criminal KJ George....

    By not taking proper action in VIBGYOR school child sexual abuse case, Sidhdhu & George government legalised and formalised and promoted child sex......

    Now taking action on Orchid school is also just for name sake and reduce public anger. Tomorrow all cases are withdrawn and again government start promoting the child sex, which is banned worldwide...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    rsrb, DRINK LESS WATER ...

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  • Joe D'Souza, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Unless some incident takes place,none of the Govt.Officers check the Institutes. Bribe does the teaching of Children.
    Right here in Mangalore,from Nursery Schools to Colleges come up in every street and Commercial Buildings. Fraud has taken over the Moral Values of the Society.

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  • joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Raping a three year old child is heinous crime.

    Hope the Police Force will get at the root of the cause and book all concerned who are responsible for crime.

    Joe Gonsalves

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, BAHRAIN

    Sat, Oct 25 2014

    Very sad , in India females are killed at birth, if for some reason they are survived they get raped & hanged to tree.

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