Thursday, December 16, 2010

Teacher arrested for alleged rape of girl student

Dehra Dun: In another gruesome incident of child molestation, a school teacher from Gairar in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand has been arrested for allegedly raping a class 8 girl two years ago.

Furthermore, he has been accused of filming the act and later circulating the MMS, the police sources confirmed on Thursday.

Rajendra Thapa, 46, was arrested after the girl's family lodged a complaint with the police on Wednesday that he raped the 17-year-old student, who is now in Class 10, and also made an MMS of the heinous act, the authorities said.

According to the report, Thapa, a native of Kathait village in the district, allegedly raped the minor when she was in Class 8 at Gairar Junior High School and later circulated the MMS.

The family of the victim came to know about the rape, when they were informed about circulation of the MMS that involved the girl, police said, adding that Thapa has been booked under various sections of IPC.

PTI

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