RAJKOT: A government primary school principal was arrested on Thursday for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old girl student in Pachdevada village of Kalavad taluka in Jamnagar district.
Police said the accused, Babu Sanghani (56), had allegedly called the girl to the school under the pretext of teaching her how to take online lessons on October 26.
“Sanghani allegedly touched the girl inappropriately, which she narrated to her parents after reaching home. The girl’s father complained to taluka education officer, who told him to lodge a police complaint. “Based on the complaint filed by the girl’s father we arrested Sanghani,” said H R Patel, sub-inspector with Kalavad taluka police station.
The girl is daughter of a farmer and is student in Class V.
Though the incident could have triggered a widespread protest among the parents, no such crimes were reported earlier from the school. The police said that Sanghani had no criminal record and that it was the first such complaint he was facing.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)