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8-year-old alleges sexual assault in school; case filed against two boys

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Mandya (Karnataka), Feb 3: An eight-year-old girl has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by two boys inside the washroom of her school in this district, police said on Monday.
The incident was alleged to have occurred on January 31. However, the complaint came to light on Sunday when the girl’s mother approached the police, they said.
Citing her statement, a senior police officer said that the class two student of a government school has alleged that two boys allegedly took her to the washroom where they threatened her to remove clothes and thereafter thrashed her with a stick. They also beat her on her private parts.
One of the boys she identified is her classmate while another is from a higher class, he said.
The girl alleged that the accused students threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone but later she confided in her mother, he added.
Based on the statement of the girl, a case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against the two boys and an investigation is underway to ascertain the sequence of events and verify facts, said Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi.
As part of the investigation, police are also reviewing the CCTV footage from the school premises.
However, the medical examination report of the girl did not reveal any such injury on private parts, police said, adding that statements of the boys will be recorded and further action will be taken accordingly.
“We are currently investigating the case and are verifying details given by the girl in her statement. There are some inconsistencies in her account,” he added.
Meanwhile, BJP State President B Y Vijayendra condemned the incident, alleging that law and order in the state had completely deteriorated with cases of rape of minors, assault on women and daylight robberies being reported in the state.
He demanded that strict action be taken against the perpetrators. (PTI)

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