A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a school in Bangalore. The heinous act was committed by two gym instructors within school premises and a major face-off ensued as parents have started protests outside the school condemning the act and the school's inability to protect students within its premises.
"A six-year-old girl student was allegedly raped by unknown persons at Vibgyor High School under Varthur Police Station limits, which came to light on July 15," Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order-East) K V Sharat Chandra told PTI here.
The girl was sent for medical examination and the Forensic Science Laboratory report is awaited, he said.
Chandra said investigation is underway and there have been no arrests so far. Parents allege that the accused were school staffers, he said.
Demanding action against the staffers over their alleged involvement, the irate parents tried to force their way into the building as police tried to pacify them. Window glasses were broken in the melee.
Addressing the agitating parents, Rustom Kerawala, spokesperson for the management said, "If somebody is found guilty of raping, let him be hanged."
He said the school management was co-operating with the investigating authorities. "We are waiting for the final conclusion from authorities."
Kerawala sought to pacify the parents, saying that security would be stepped up and "safety of the child is paramount."
Below are some tweets from newsminute.com:
Adding to parents woes, the school has asked them to sign a declaration form that cites that they cannot be held responsible for children's safety in premises. one major question here being, "How is an educational institution and its staff not responsible for students safety within premises?".
Protesters who stormed the venue have pulled down the gates of the school and shouted slogans demanding action against the school's management.
The girl was a student of Class 1 and was allegedly raped by two gym instructors during school hours earlier this week. Both the attackers have been held and parents are demanding tougher action for the school's failure to protect children within premises.
A major development post this incident is that many top schools have now asked parents to sign the declaration form that says, "When a child participates in events organized by the school - including field trips, excursions and camps, the staff or teachers of the school can't be held responsible for "damage to loss of property, sickness or injury from 'whatever source' legal entanglements, loss of life or money..."
Below are some twitter reactions on the issue:
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