Class V girl sexually assaulted by teacher

A Class V student was allegedly sexually assaulted by her teacher at a municipal corporation school at Kirari in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar.

When her parents went to the school to complain, her father was thrashed by teachers who threatened to implicate him in a false case, according to a complaint he later lodged with police.

The incident took place on Saturday at the MCD Girls’ School in Kirari and the family informed police on Monday.

Police registered a case and ordered a medical examination of the girl, which normally should have taken place within two days of the crime.

The examination did not reveal any use of force.

The 13-year-old girl was going home from school when the teacher Manoj Rathi asked her to come to the staff room, according to the police.

When she went to the room, only Rathi was there. The teacher allegedly made her sit on his lap and touched her in an appropriate manner.

The teacher told her that if she spoke about the incident with anyone, he would make sure that her parents are arrested on false charges.

On Sunday, the girl cried the whole night at her home. Her parents then persuaded her to tell them what had happened.

The next morning, her parents went to the school where the authorities did not pay any heed to their complaint. Instead, they allegedly harassed her father.

Teachers there told her father that if he tried to file a complaint, they will get him arrested on charges of sexually assaulting his own daughter.

The teachers allegedly kicked and slapped him so much that he fell off his chair, he told police.


The school hasn’t taken any action against Rathi yet, police said.
A case has been filed against Rathi under section 354 of Indian Penal Code. The section relates to assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty.