Odisha: School headmaster sexually abuses Class 5 girl in Balasore
A minor girl student of a primary school at Nilgiri area in Balasore district of Odisha was allegedly sexually abused by her headmaster, police said today. The incident took place on Thursday following which the girl's father of Sana Ata village lodged a complaint with the police today. Tension gripped the area as the villagers gheraoed the headmaster in the school.
Headmaster had called the girl to clean his room
The girl's father complained that on Thursday, the headmaster had called the girl in the pretext of cleaning his room. "When the girl was inside the room, the headmaster had molested her. When she resisted, the headmaster warned her not to reveal the incident to anybody," the girl's father said in the FIR. The victim, however, narrated the incident to her parents yesterday.
Headmaster had also threatened the victim's parents
The victim's father also alleged that the accused headmaster threatened him and his wife if they complained to the police. The girl's father also said that a similar incident occurred a couple of days back with another girl, but it wasn't reported. Inspector-in-charge of Nilgiri Police Station, Nalita Modi, rushed to the school and investigated into the incident.
Accused dismissed allegations; calls it conspiracy against him
"A case has been registered against the headmaster," police said. Meanwhile, officials of Block Education Office also visited the school after the incident came to light. The accused headmaster has dismissed allegations and termed it as a conspiracy against him.
