A 25 years old teacher has been arrested for raping a 9 years old at her home in Raipur, the Police said on Monday.
For the past 15 days, the teacher was going to the 9 years old’s house to teach Arabic to her sister. The accused, who was a teacher at a madarsa (an educational institution) began teaching to the victim as well since Saturday, Khamardih police station house officer Mamta Sharma Ali told PTI.
On Sunday, he allegedly sexually assaulted the victim at her house and escaped from there, the police official said quoting the complaint lodged by the girl’s parents.
The accused was arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said, adding that further investigation was underway.
