The Odisha Police detained the accused on charges of rape a minor student over a period of a month in Mayurbhanj district of the state.The victim studied in class 6 and was allegedly sexually assaulted by the accused at the school premises."The headmaster of the school had been sexually assaulting a Class 6 student since from one month. She later told her family about it. A case has been registered regarding this and he has been arrested", VK Patel, DIB DSP, The happening came to fire after the girl narrated her happening to her family.The police have registered a complaint against the school headmaster and have started an investigation in this regard.

The accused was beaten by provoked people before being handed over to the police.On December 5, a three-year-old child in a Behala-based Kolkata was sexually assaulted and a non-teaching staff was arrested by the police as the prime accused.Manoj Kumar, the staff member of the school had allegedly sexually abused the child twice, in June and later in September.The parents had made a complaint with the police in September, but the arrest was made only after parents of other students held demonstrations following the sexual assault.In another incident, a four-year-old was raped at one of the high profile schools in Kolkata. Later, two Parents teacher were arrested and sent to police custody in connection with the case.The girl child was allegedly sexually abused inside a school by the two teachers. Later, her mother found the blood stain on her uniform while picking up by her mother from the school.