Tuition teacher held for raping 10-year-old girl in UP's Ballia
Police said accused would detain the Class 3 student at his coaching centre after others left, claiming to teach her maths, and rape her. He also threatened her to stay silent, the girl's mother told police.
Press Trust of India | March 11, 2025 | 07:55 PM IST
NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her tuition teacher in a village here, police said on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Manjeet Singh, police said. According to police, Singh would stop the survivor, studying class third, in his coaching centre after the students had left under the pretext of teaching her mathematics and would rape her. He also threatened the girl to not tell anyone about it, the girl's mother told the police.
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Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh said that based on the complaint of the girl's mother, a case has been registered against Singh on Monday under sections BNS 65(2) (rape of a girl under 12 years of age) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation by threatening to cause death) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Manjeet Singh was arrested and sent to jail after completing the legal proceedings, the SP said.
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