KALABURAGI: Sexual assault on students in Karnataka, Principal, staff member arrested
The Karnataka police on Tuesday, September 13 detained the principal and computer operator of a residential hostel in connection with sexual harassment in this district of the state.
The residential hostel located in the Kunchavaram police station limits in Chincholi taluk is run by the Social Welfare department for oppressed classes. Here, more than 100 secondary school pupils live and attend classes.
Prabhulinga Wali, the department's assistant director for social welfare, filed a complaint about this.
The Principal and other staff members are being accused of sexually harassing the victim students.
The victims allegedly refused to eat unless legal action was taken against them, police said.
On Monday, the staff members were beaten by the students' parents who had broken into the school.
Isha Pant, the Kalaburagi SP, rushed to the scene and informed the students that legal action would be taken against the offenders.
She herself gave the girls food while filing a complaint against the accused.
Further investigation is being carried out.
Crime Data as per the NCRB: As per the National Crime Records Bureau Rajasthan reports most rape cases. Rajasthan has reported the highest number of rape cases in 2020 and 2021/22. The state is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. It also tops in cases of violence against women in the last three years. The data suggests Rajasthan reported 6,337 in 2021 and 5,310 cases in 2020. MP reported 2,339 and 2,947 cases in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
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