Raichur police on Saturday booked the principal of a personal pre-university faculty on costs of rape and homicide of a 17-year-old lady scholar of the identical faculty.
The primary data report (FIR), lodged based mostly on a grievance filed by the sufferer’s relative, mentioned that the lady was learning in a personal faculty.
Other than being the principal, the accused was the warden of the lady’s hostel, the FIR added.
As per the grievance, the sufferer used to harass the sufferer, a first-year pre-university scholar within the science stream who lived within the hostel.
On Friday, at round 5.45 pm, the lady was discovered hanging from a veil tied to the ceiling fan, police mentioned.
A day after that, the mother and father and kinfolk of the lady staged a protest outdoors the faculty, alleging that the principal was answerable for the rape and homicide of the lady. They demanded that he have to be arrested on costs of rape and homicide, they added.
The FIR mentioned that the accused beforehand, too, subjected the sufferer to sexual harassment after calling her to his room. The lady’s uncle, who filed the grievance with police, informed reporters that the sufferer complained to her mother and father for 3 months that the accused had referred to as her into his room when he was alone and harassed her sexually.
“We informed her we are going to shift her to a different faculty after she completed the educational 12 months,” he mentioned.
The relative went on to allege that even on Friday, the principal referred to as her to his room, raped and murdered her. “Quickly after the incident, he fled from the scene and absconded, which proves he’s responsible. We urged the police to arrest the accused quickly and provides extreme punishment,” he added.
“We’ve got acquired a grievance alleging rape and homicide by the faculty principal. Lingasuguru police booked the accused underneath part 302 (homicide) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and SC/ST atrocity prevention act because the sufferer is from the Scheduled Caste group,’’ Raichur SP B Nikhil mentioned.
Native police mentioned that police have additionally registered instances underneath sections 4 and 6 of the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso).
“The physique was despatched for an post-mortem at taluk hospital. The medical officers confirmed that prima facie, it isn’t homicide as no harm mark was discovered wherever within the physique. We’re ready for the post-mortem report and would take motion accordingly he mentioned. A police workforce headed by an inspector looking for the accused, we’ve got particular clues about his hideout and would nab the accused tonight,” the SP added.