Police: 6 year old school student got raped by 51 yr old teacher in Bengal

A 51 year old
teacher of a government school in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district was arrested
for allegedly raping a six year old student in Mirik.

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 The crime took place inside a classroom of the
school’s primary section when other children were playing outside, police said
on Tuesday.

. Ramesh
Agarwal, special public prosecutor said “The accused, Chandraman Khawas, was on
Monday charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)
Act.A POCSO court in Kurseong sent him to judicial custody on Tuesday.

Tapan Das,
officer-in-charge of Panighatta police outpost, said, “The accused was arrested
after complaint was registered by the child’s mother on Sunday.”

The child
narrated what happened with her to her mother who initially did not believe
her. “After the child complained of pain in her private parts the mother went
to the police and filed a complaint against the teacher,” said Diwakari
Chhetri, president of Chenga Nari Sewa Samiti, a nongovernment organization.

“Medical
examination has confirmed rape,” said a police official.

Tshering
Dahal, chairperson of primary school board, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration,
has asked police not to take the matter lightly. “The accused should be given ideal
punishment,” she said.