Bangalore police detains suspect in minor girl sexual assault case; files criminal charges against school

Bangalore Police have detained a suspect and filed a criminal complaint against the private school where a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her school teacher on Tuesday.

According to reports, a school attendant has been detained by the police for interrogation.

The principal of the private school where the alleged rape took place had earlier on Wednesday said that the institution would abide by the law and use all of its resources to nab the perpetrators of the crime.

"We went through all the CCTV recordings, we are sure there was no outsider entry into the school. The police have examined each area of the school campus and have been provided all records for investigation. We take the safety of students very very carefully," she said.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam held the school accountable and demanded severe punishment for the guilty.

"We will take suo moto cognizance of this, but the police this time has acted fast," she said.

This incident of sexual abuse, which saw protests by angry parents, in a city school occurred barely three months after a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two gym instructors inside the premises of another private school in Bangalore on July 3.