Headmaster, class teacher held over rape of girl student
NASHIK, Feb 8: Police on Saturday arrested the headmaster and a teacher of a private school in Maharashtra’s Nashik district over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl student, an official said.The alleged incident took place in Igatpuri taluka on Friday, he said.The Std VI student’s class teacher, Gorakhnath Maruti Joshi, took her to the house of the headmaster Tukaram Govind Sable (53), who allegedly raped the teenager and sent her home.The girl felt uneasy at home. When her family members probed, she told them about the sexual assault. The family then approached the police, resulting in the duo’s arrest. Sable and Joshi have been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and POCSO Act, the police added. (PTI)
CBI arrests senior auditor for allegedly taking bribe
NEW DELHI, Feb 8: The CBI has arrested a senior auditor of the office of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts with two others including a defence supplier for allegedly taking bribe from a businessman, officials said Saturday.Deep Narayan Yadav, posted at the Defence Offices Complex at Africa Avenue, was arrested for allegedly seeking Rs 10 lakh bribe from the businessman for clearing pending bills and threatening to block future bills if the payment was not made, they said.During negotiations, Yadav allegedly agreed to accept part payment of Rs 8 lakh from the businessman, they said.He allegedly directed the businessman to make the payment to the defence supplier Akash Kapoor, who is owner of Akash polytechnic Pvt. Ltd.The businessman approached the CBI with the complaint following which the agency conducted a raid and arrested Kapoor’s employee Dinesh while allegedly taking the bribe amount. (PTI)
