PATNA: A private tutor was arrested on Monday for raping his 15-year-old student for the last one year and making her pregnant in Saharsa district. The victim’s father was also thrashed by the accused family members after he refused their offer to settle the matter over Rs1.5 lakh.
The matter came to light when the victim, stated to be a class VIII student of a government middle school, was admitted to the Sadar hospital in a serious condition on Saturday. According to the doctors, the girl’s condition worsened due to heavy bleeding.
The accused, Sublesh Kumar Yadav, used to give her tuition at his private coaching institute under Saur Bazar police station. SHO Jaishankar said Sublesh was sent to jail. He has been booked under POCSO Act besides other sections of the IPC.
The victim’s father told the police that Sublesh had been sexually assaulting his minor daughter for the last one year. His daughter got pregnant in the process. A couple of days ago, the accused provided some pills to her, which led to heavy bleeding.
An investigating officer said the matter was initially brought to the panchayat, which suggested the accused’s father Ram Ballabh Yadav, a home guard jawan, to get his son married to the girl. Though the accused agreed to the proposal before the panchayat, he refused later on the plea of being implicated in a case of child marriage as the girl was a minor.
Initial investigation revealed that the accused family had offered Rs1.5 lakh to the victim to settle the matter.
On Sunday, an FIR was lodged against the accused, which led to his arrest. The SHO said raids were on to nab the others involved in assaulting the survivor’s father.