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- NDTV
Maharashtra School Watchman Arrested For 'Sexually Abuse' Of 2 Students
Palghar: Police have arrested a 53-year-old security guard of a private school in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly sexually abusing two male students, officials said. The alleged incidents occurred between June 15 and 20, the officials said on Sunday. The victims, aged 17 and 15, are students of the same school located in Virar area. "The alleged incidents occurred in the canteen of the school," the Arnala police stated. The accused was arrested on Saturday evening, the police said. "After receiving a complaint from the school's manager, we registered an FIR against the watchman, Raymond Wilson Dias, under section 75 (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 5, 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," the Arnala police station official said. Sections 5 of the POCSO Act pertains to penetrative sexual assault. In August 2024, a male sweeper at a school in Badlapur in neighbouring Thane district allegedly sexually abused two four-year-old girls, causing a huge outrage and massive protests. The accused was killed in September last year in the 'retaliatory firing' by police after he allegedly snatched the gun from a policeman in a police vehicle.
New Indian Express
an hour ago
- New Indian Express
Let's raise a stink over manual scavenging in Karnataka
BENGALURU: The recent death of a 31-year-old labourer, Puttaswamy, who developed breathing issues while cleaning a manhole at Akshaya Nagar in RMC Yard police limits in Bengaluru, has exposed the ineffective implementation of the ban on manual scavenging in the state. While Bengalureans write codes for all the world's ills, it is a shame that we cannot fix our societal flaws. Systemic exclusion from identification of manual scavengers, lack of rehabilitation, institutional neglect, a non-functional 'statutory body' Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission, and lack of political will to implement the ban are some of the major reasons that experts point out for continuation of the inhuman practice. Safai Karmachari Kavalu Samithi Karnataka (SKKS) is a community-based organisation advocating the rights and dignity of sanitation workers across Karnataka since 2010. SKKS state convener KB Obalesha laments that the manual scavenging practice, solely affecting the Dalit community, continues due to the state government's failure to fulfil its constitutional and statutory obligations. Obalesha, who is on a mission to end manual scavenging and uplift the sanitation worker community, says, 'The Government of India enacted the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, and the more comprehensive Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, came up in 2013. Some of the key provisions of the 2013 Act include elimination of insanitary latrines and prohibition of their construction, ban on manual scavenging and hazardous cleaning practices, mandatory identification and rehabilitation of all manual scavengers, and prescribed safety equipment and procedures for sanitation workers. Obalesha recalls that in Dr Balram Singh vs Union of India, the Supreme Court of India, through its judgment dated October 20, 2023, directed that in all sewer or septic tank deaths, a compensation of Rs 30 lakh must be paid by the State to the family of the deceased. 'Seven manual scavenging deaths have occurred in Karnataka since the SC order in 2023, and the state government has paid no compensation to the families of the deceased. Partial compensation was paid in two cases by private entities,' Obalesha says. Failure to identify manual scavengers Obalesha argues that despite the 2013 Act's clear definition and obligation to identify manual scavengers, the state government has grossly under-identified them. 'While Census 2011 recorded over 1.88 million insanitary latrines, only 7,483 manual scavengers have been identified to date.
Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Mumbai: School security guard arrested for raping minor boys
Mumbai: A 53-year-old security guard of a school in Virar West was arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage boys in the school a month ago. The incident came to light when the boys told a teacher about the assault on Saturday. (Shutterstock) According to the police, the incident occurred a month ago when the students were leaving the school premises and the two boys, aged 15 and 17, were walking towards the gate at 6 pm when the guard stopped them, took them to the canteen's washroom and allegedly sexually assaulted them. The incident came to light on Saturday when the boys told a teacher about the assault, who informed the school authorities and the boys' parents, after which a complaint was filed with the Arnala police. The accused was the security guard, in charge of locking the school after the students and teachers had left, said a police officer. Suhas Bavche, deputy commissioner of police (Virar), said that the police are investigating whether the accused had sexually assaulted any other students in the past. The accused has been booked for rape under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He will be produced before the court on Monday, said a police officer.
