Bangalore child rape: Activists, parents protest against school


Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS): Hundreds of socio-political activists and parents Friday staged a massive demonstration against a private school in the city's eastern suburb where a six-year-old girl student was allegedly raped twice this week by a teacher.

Seeking severe punishment to the suspect and stringent action against the school for the horrifying crime in its premises, many parents said the management was not forthcoming on what safety measures it had taken to protect their wards.

"Ever since similar incidents happened in a couple of schools in the city recently, we asked the school chairman what measures had been taken to ensure safety of our wards. Though he claimed to have implemented the safety guidelines, the same incident occurred in this school," S. Geetha, a parent of two wards, told IANS outside the school.

Of the four closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the school premises, only one was working while the others were defective, a parent alleged.

"The cameras also do not cover the entire school complex, especially first and second floors of the rectangular building, rest rooms and the whole playground in the middle. Only two guards are seen at the main gate while no maids are posted inside to ensure safety of girl students," another parent said on the condition of anonymity.

In a swift action, suspect Jaishankar, 38, a Hindi teacher in Cambridge School, was arrested late Thursday hours after the victim's mother lodged a complaint in the local police station about her daughter, reading in first standard, being sexually abused Oct 28-29 in the school premises.

"We will present the suspect in a local court to seek his custody for interrogation. We are waiting for the victim's medical report from the state-run hospital in the city where she was examined for the sexual assault to investigate the case," additional commissioner of police (law and order) Alok Kumar told reporters near the school.

A criminal case was registered against the suspect under sections 4 and 6 of Pocso Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) and section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the complaint, based on the girl's version.

According to the complaint, on returning home from school Wednesday evening, the girl told her mother that she was feeling pain in the genital region after her male teacher, a physical training instructor, physically abused her Tuesday and Wednesday, once in the restroom and then in the classroom when she was alone.

"We will record the girl's version of the incident before a magistrate under section 164 of the CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) after she recovers from the trauma she went through. Female staff of the probe team will also counsel her to recall what happened, when and where in the school premises," Kumar said.

Though the school management declared holiday for Friday, hundreds of students turned up early morning to attend classes and had to return home early while many of their parents and relatives of other wards stayed back to meet the management.

About 200 police personnel were deployed around the school, located in a dense residential colony, to maintain peace and prevent any untoward incident.

About 300 members of a Dalit organisation, pro-Kannada activists and opposition BJP cadres joined the agitated parents at the sit-in demo, and sought justice to the victim and dismissal of the suspect from the school.

"In view of this latest incident, male teachers should not be appointed for teaching or training in girls or co-ed schools for the sake of our wards' safety and security. If unavoidable, their background profile should be checked by police to find out their past conduct and behaviour," Geetha asserted.

Meanwhile, the management expressed regrets for the incident and assured all the parents that the services of the accused teacher would be terminated if he was found guilty.

 

  

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  • R Satish , Coimbatore

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    it it a shame ful act , and condemnable
    My humble request to the law minister is kindly frame a time to close the case in a time of 60 days and the punishment should be for the offender the management equally and the educational departement head so they will be sincer in there work.
    If that is framed

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    LOOK AT HIS FACE HE LOOKS LOOKS A PERVERT ...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    RAPIST JAISHANKAR IS A NORTH INDIAN ...

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  • mm, mlore

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    "services of the accused teacher would be terminated if he was found guilty"!!! if found guilty he will be chekky piecing in JAIL, so thanks for further inflicting pain by terminating his services :) DAA!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    WELL PLANNED RAPES MALIGN CONGRESS AND OVERTHROW ...

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  • Ebrahim, Uchila

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    What is happening in our society, really shamefull.Teacher doing these kind of hell? unbelievable really need social awareness.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    ANOTHER NORTH INDIAN ...

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  • Zakaria, Ganjimatt

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    Hang him in front of that public.

    But very defficult to take action against this culprit.

    Because His Rakshak Sangha will try hard to release him and then take him to Nagpur.

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  • Shahul, Honnali

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    Where is Kesari sene?

    Vanished by seeing name?

    My be future CM of Karnataka if Kesari party comes in power.

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  • saleem, Uppala / Dubai

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    Great , The torture not belongs to minority community , Now where is this moral police ?????

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  • Vellano1, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    Saleem, thanks for bringing ur communal agendas!

    I feel, you are the only person, who waits to see "victims/Accused" names and religion, in every crime!

    here it is a rape... the guy is arrested within a day!... dont worry, we all condemn a Hindu rapist or muslim rapist in a same way.. but problem is siddu govt.takes time to arrest the accused if he is from a minority community, fearing backlash! thats when moral brigade comes and argues..!

    80% hindus hai, it wldnt be surprsing if 80% of the cases will revolve around in Hindus only..! dont alk logicless...

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  • Shahul, Honnali

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    Vellano

    Dont act like a saint.You are the one of most communal commentator in DW forum.Most of your comments were provocative.

    First learn to respect human beings of all religion.

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  • Raghav, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    I would like to say 2 words for you. Shut up.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    Every day when you get up do not think that you belong to "minority community' so special status should be given!! Think that you are an Indian, born here and owe a lot to mother nation!!

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  • Shekar Moily Padebettu, Udupi/India

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    OMG again child rape!! What is happening now a days.I don't understand the ethics,morale behind this barbaric,horrifying,inhumane behavior of the men that too on small innocent children.What the management of the school is doing?.Simply closing their eyes and allow those animals to behave irrationally on small children.No rules and regulations for the schools?.No law and order.What a funny thing.Whole world is laughing at us because of this unethic,immoral activities by some people that too educated and qualified people.
    Next what happens? Arrest of suspects,put under bar,remanding to judicial custody,protest by the parents etc etc.But ultimately one fine morning the accused will be released on bail,he can roan freely on the road,enjoy the life,no fear and again start his old business.That what is happening in our country.Eliminatefrom this world those guys once for all.They got no right to live in this world.Very funny,ridiculous.One should have sympathy on those innocent children but this is other way round.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    The 'disagree' could be from a frustrated paedophile

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  • UMMAR, MANGALORE

    Sat, Nov 01 2014

    HANG HIM.....

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