Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
The principal of a private school in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district has been arrested for allegedly molesting a five-year-old girl. The accused has been identified as Champalal Mandloi.
According to the FIR, the child had gone to school as usual but returned home late after classes. Her family members noticed that she was frightened and distressed.
When they gently asked her what had happened, the child allegedly told them that the school principal molested her after finding her alone.
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Subsequently, the family members, along with other villagers, approached the local police and lodged a written complaint, demanding strict action against the accused.
Acting on the complaint and statements of the girl and her family, the police registered a case against Mandloi under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
Following the FIR, the principal was arrested, and the girl was sent for medical examination, police said.
Further legal procedures were carried out in accordance with the prescribed norms, in the presence of the Child Welfare Committee and women police officers, officials added.
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(Based on inputs from Umesh Rewaliya)
SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
