A 4-year-old girl was allegedly raped by the driver of a private school based in posh Smriti Nagar locality here. The driver has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.
“The incident happened at Mile Stone School located in Smriti Nagar,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (City) Rajesh Agrawal said.
According to the police, the victim girl who was a student of class 2 in the school was allegedly sexually exploited by the accused on Tuesday in the store room of the school.
After the girl reached home, she narrated her ordeal to the parents following which the crime came to light, police said.
The accused identified as Netra Tandi (27) resident of Model Town Bhilai was arrested and has been booked under the Section 376 (Rape) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, police informed.
Meanwhile, after the incident came to light parents reached school and expressed their outrage and protested. As the news spread some youths affiliated to a regional political party reached the school and reportedly damaged school property.
Soon police force along with district administration officers reached the spot and informed the protesting parents and youths that the accused has been arrested after which they were pacified.