School principal gets death sentence for raping Class 5 student
Press Trust of India | February 17, 2021 | 12:31 PM IST | 1 min read
Bihar school principal gets a death sentence and the co-accused teacher gets imprisonment for life.
NEW DELHI: The principal and a teacher of a school here have been awarded a death sentence and imprisonment for life, respectively, by a court for the rape of a Class 5 student.
Special POCSO judge Awadhesh Kumar, in an order passed on Monday, announced capital punishment for the principal Arvind Kumar besides imposing on him a fine of Rs one lakh. Co-accused Abhishek Kumar, who taught at the school situated in Phulwari Sharif locality of the city, was sentenced for life and slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000.
The case came to light in September, 2018 when the victim, all of 11 years, was found to be pregnant upon being taken to a doctor by her parents who got worried over her frequent bouts of illness. She narrated her ordeal when the parents pressed her with queries. A case was lodged at the Mahila Thana here under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the IPC.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]29 candidates expelled on day 2 of Bihar board 12th exams
NEW DELHI, February 8: On day two of BSEB intermediate examination, 29 students have been dismissed for using unfair means during examination along with the arrest of five impersonators. As per reports, four cases were reported from Nawada, Madhubani and Nalanda each, three each from Saharsa and Buxar, two each from Sheikhpura, Rohtas and Samastipur and one each from Katihar, Madhepura, Gaya, Banka and Sitamarhi. Out of the five impersonators arrested, three were from Nawada and two belonged to Saharsa district.
Kumud Sahni | 1 min readFeatured News
]- IIT placements panel discusses ban on sharing of JEE Advanced ranks with recruiters
- CMC Vellore MBBS admissions handpicked doctors who’d serve in India; NEET paper leak renews debate
- IISER Pune plans BS-MS student exchange with other IISERs, more courses for professionals: Director
- West Bengal school teachers deployed for SIR now ordered to join Annapurna Bhandar duties; plan to move court
- IISER Bhopal discontinued BS-MS course over placement issues, offering BTech-MTech degrees: Director
- From next year, CBSE Class 12 answer sheets on Digilocker: Education ministry
- 'Son Im Crine': A teen and techies Vs the CBSE; or how the battle over the OSM portal unfolded online
- RTMNU Nagpur University exams plagued by delays, result errors; chaos disrupts academic schedule, internships
- Password in public? CBSE OSM portal under lens after 19-year-old hacker claims to bypass security measures
- PM-SETU stumbles on first step as MSDE scheme to upgrade ITIs struggles to find industry partners