JODHPUR: Teacher of a government school allegedly raped a girl of the same institution in Shergarh sub-division of Jodhpur.
The issue came to the notice of her parents after she had a stomach pain a few days ago and was taken to hospital for check-up where she was suspected to be pregnant.
When her mother inquired, she narrated the incident to her, after which her father filed a case with the police against the teacher and his aide on Wednesday.
DSP (Balesar) Raju Ram Choudhary said that a case had been registered under POCSO Act against two teachers, Surjaram and Sahiram, and said that a medical examination of the girl had been conducted, the report of which was yet to be received.
He said that a sonography had also been conducted and the suspicion of pregnancy would be ascertained only after receipt of the report.
Statements of the girl have been recorded by the police while the same at the magistrate would be recorded on Thursday.
According to police, the victim is 13-year-old student of VI standard at Government Upper Primary School, Baba ki Nimbadi in Mokamgarh under Shergarh sub division.
“In his complaint, her father stated that his daughter was stopped in the school after school time was over on one day in March by teacher Surjaram,” said the police.
He further stated that after coming from school that day, she started crying and when inquired, she said that she would not go to school as her teacher misbehaved with her.
“Before the issue could be taken up, school was shut due to lockdown.
On June 5, my daughter had some unusual pain, we inquired and she said then that her school teacher Surjaram raped her 2-3 times in school in March,” complaint said.
It was then that the parents learnt that she was pregnant.
She also named another teacher Sahiram who stood guard while Surjaram raped her in a classroom and said that both of them threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone.
Learning this, her father approached police on Wednesday and filed a case against Surjaram and Sahiram.
Police have started investigation into the matter.
No arrest, however, has been made by the police in this matter so far.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)