A minor girl alleged molestation by her schoolteacher at Bendrabahal village in Khariar block.The girl is a Class IV student in the Primary School of Bendrabahal village.
She alleged that teacher Drona Sabar molested her in the school. “The teacher hugged me in the classroom in front of other students and misbehaved with me and asked me to elope with him,” complained the girl. He was completely drunk when he did so, she added.
When the girl reported about the incident to her mother, she drew the attention of the headmaster. The headmaster informed about the matter to Block Education Officer (BEO) of Khariar, Rajesh Kumar Bankira. The villagers said that the BEO visited the village with teacher named Raju Mahapatra to inquire into the incident. “They took the accused teacher with them to Khariar,” said the villagers.
The BEO informed that he would file a report about the incident to the district Collector and recommend departmental action against the accused. Meanwhile, the mother of the girl, who is a widow and the only bread earner of her family, has decided to lodge a case in the Khariar police station against the accused.“As the authority did not take action, I have decided to report lodged a case with the police,” said the widow.