11-year-old Nigerian boy sodomised in school

An 11-year-old Nigerian boy was allegedly sodomised by a 38-year-old man in Kaushalya World school in Pi-2 sector of Greater Noida. Police say they have registered a case at Surajpur police station .

In the complaint, the parents of the boy, who work in a private firm, stated that their son was upset for some time and would not talk to them. He would also often cry and not tell them the reason.

Police also said that when the boy came back from school on Monday, he again started crying at home. He then narrated his ordeal of being sodomised by a man in the school's administration department.

"The man has been identified as Ashok Mishra, a book seller in the school and he is absconding now. We have informed the school management and a manhunt has been launched to nab him." said Girish Kumar Kotiya, Station House Officer (SHO) Surajpur police station.

Police said that they received a complaint from the parents of the boy on Monday following which case was registered under Section 377 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the POCSO Act.

Kotiya said that according to the boy's account he had been sodomised for around three months. He added that they were hopeful of arresting the accused soon.

The boy has been living with his family for the last five years at Omaxe Palm Greens, an upscale residential society in Greater Noida.

MONTHS OF ABUSE

• Police said that according to the boy’s account, he had been sodomised for around three months