A government teacher has been arrested for reportedly trying to rape a 13-year-old girl in a school in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, the police said on Saturday.
The 48-year-old teacher, S K Manhas, was arrested from his house at Khellani village on Friday evening after the girl's parents filed a complaint, claiming that the accused tried to rape their daughter, said Muneer Khan, the Station House Officer of the Bhaderwah police station.
The complaint claimed that the teacher called the girl to the classroom during the morning assembly on the pretext of searching her bag for lipstick. He then bolted the door and tried to rape her, Khan said.
The accused fled the government middle school after the girl reported the incident to its management and her parents.
Meanwhile, angry residents on Saturday gathered outside the school and protested the incident, seeking strict punishment for the erring teacher.
Tehsildar of Bhalla, Ajay Kumar Saraf and Zonal Education Officer of Bhalla, Wahida Kousar visited the school and placated the protesters, assuring strict action against the accused and immediate deployment of female staff.
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