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The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
School headmaster suspended over participation of POCSO case accused in school Praveshanolsavam
The manager of Fort High School has suspended school headmaster T.S. Pradeep Kumar from service pending an inquiry in the wake of participation of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) case accused at the school Praveshanolsavam last week. The suspension order came into effect on Tuesday. The order said the incident hurt the reputation of the General Education department. A preliminary inquiry conducted by the Thiruvananthapuram deputy director of education had found that the headmaster's inattention had resulted in the participation of the POCSO case accused in the celebrations. As per the directions of the DDE, the headmaster had been temporarily suspended from service, it said. Senior Malayalam teacher R. Rajesh would discharge the responsibilities of the headmaster. Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty had on Monday said that the school manager had been directed to take action in the case.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
20-year-old arrested for sexually assaulting toddler
The Sonepat police on Saturday arrested a 20-year-old Bachelor of Arts (second-year) student for allegedly sexually assaulting a two-and-a -half-year-old girl in a village in the district on Friday. In his complaint to Mohana police station in Sonepat, the girl's father said that his daughter had gone to play in the street outside the house and when she returned, there were blood stains on her leg. 'When her mother gave her a bath and cleaned the blood stains on leg, she found the girl's private part was bleeding. We rushed her to a community health centre in our village, from where she was referred to Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College for Women at Khanpur Kalan in Sonepat, where she is undergoing treatment,' he added. Gohana DCP Bharti Dabas, said that a team of the forensic science laboratory had visited the crime spot and collected blood samples. 'We have arrested a 20-year-old accused, who is a member of the victim's extended family. The girl used to go to the accused's house everyday to play. The accused confessed to his crime. A case has been registered under Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act against the accused at Mohana police station,' the DCP added.
