A 40-year-old teacher was taken into custody on Thursday, on charges of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl student of a government school under Nuzvid police division limits in Krishna district. The police said the incident occurred on Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, the victim reportedly complained of sexual assault to her mother as she needed medical treatment. Doctors provided first aid to her and referred her to hospital in Vijayawada for better treatment.
Meanwhile, the victim’s mother on Thursday lodged a complaint with the local police, who arrested the accused.
The police registered cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and ST & ST Atrocity Acts against the accused. “The victim is out of danger. However, she is being treated in a hospital in Vijayawada,” Krishna District Education Officer M. V. Rajya Lakshmi said.
“The accused teacher has been suspended from the service, apart from ordering a departmental inquiry into the incident”, added Ms. Rajya Lakshmi.