Teacher Booked for Sexual Abuse of Minor Girls in Rewari, India

Two days after the Rewari police booked a 52-year-old government teacher for the sexual abuse of a Class 8 and two Class 7 girl students, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Rewari recorded the statements of the victims on Monday. The accused teacher had approved casual leave by the school principal, Raj Kumar, which was from July 21 to July 30. The principal was unreachable for comment despite repeated phone calls.

Key Takeaways:

• A 52-year-old government teacher was booked for the sexual abuse of a Class 8 and two Class 7 girl students in Rewari, India.
• The teacher had been a teacher for more than 25 years and had taken casual leave from July 21 to July 30, which was approved by the school principal, Raj Kumar.
• The CWC members counselled the three girl students for nearly two and a half hours and recorded their statements.
• The accused teacher will face an investigation to find out on which grounds his casual leave was approved.
• A manhunt has been launched to arrest the man from Bihar who was accused of raping a Class 8 girl student from Uttar Pradesh.
• The victim's mother alleged that the man from Bihar had been raping her daughter for the last four months.
• The accused man has been booked under various sections of the POCSO Act.
• Rewari deputy commissioner Abhishek Meena said that the accused teacher's casual leave will be cancelled.

Statistics:

• The victims were a Class 8 and two Class 7 girl students.
• The accused teacher has been a teacher for more than 25 years.
• The casual leave of the accused teacher was from July 21 to July 30.
• The investigation will be initiated to find out on which grounds his casual leave was approved.

Sources:

• "Teacher arrested for allegedly sexually abusing minor girls in Rewari." HT Digital Content Services. July 22.
• "Rewari teacher booked for raping 8th class student." Hindustan Times, July 22.