The victim had left the school in June this year and filed a complaint against the duo last week.
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The Hyderabad police along with the SHE Teams arrested a headmaster of a residential school and his wife for allegedly raping a minor student and forcing her to do household chores.
K Prasada Rao (51), headmaster of Janet George Memorial Residential School, Batasingaram, and his wife K Saradhi, a teacher from the same school, have been arrested.
According to the complaint filed by the victim on Friday through a child helpine, the 15-year-old had joined the school in 2015 and was residing at the school hostel. One day, while she was sleeping, Prasad Rao, who was also the hostel warden, entered the room and allegedly raped the girl. According to the police, he raped the girl repeatedly and also mentally harassed her, reported Telangana Today.
Prasads Rao’s wife Saradhi, too, harassed the girl and forced her to do household chores at the couple’s house. She was allegedly beaten up when she refused to work. The headmaster is also reportedly said to have abused other girls in the hostel.
Unable to bear the harassment, the victim left the school in June this year. According to a report in the Times of India, the girl dialled the child helpline on Friday and made the complaint. The police and the SHE team reached the spot.
A case relating to rape charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act was registered against the couple.
A teacher from a school at Ghatkesar was arrested in April this year after a student complained of sexual abuse after attending an awareness programme on child sexual abuse.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat requested citizens to reach out to the Rachakonda police on WhatsApp on 9490617111 or Dial 100 in case of child abuse in institutions.
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