SHILLONG: Police have arrested the teacher of Mary Queen School, Mawlai Nonglum — Maya Magrecia Kharbuli (45) — for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old girl student inside the school premises.
She was arrested under Section 323 of IPC.
It may be mentioned that a person identified as David Nongrum had lodged a complaint at Mawlai police station stating that the teacher / caretaker of May Queen School, Mawlai Nonglum, Shillong assaulted his three-year-old daughter, a student of the school, in the school premises. The student sustained severe injuries.
Meanwhile, the chairperson, the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Mina Kharkongor has condemned the incident saying it had happened despite the restrictions and guidelines put in place under the RTEAct, 2009. The Chairperson urged all concerned that “if there are any such incidents in schools in the state, complaints can be filed in the Office of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Lower Lachumiere or call at 0364- 2500175 for any redressal of their grievances” .
