In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a school bus driver in Panchkula, police said on Saturday. Police said that minor was studying at a private school in Baddi, near Pinjore. The incident occurred in the bus in Pinjore on Friday. The girl was staying with her maternal aunt.
Police said the girl went to school on Friday and after coming home, she complained of pain in her private part. When her aunt asked the reason, the girl told that bus driver had done wrong in the school bus with him. After this, the family took her to the hospital Victim’s relative registered a complaint at the local police station.
Talking to The Pioneer, Kamal Deep Goyal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Panchkula said that based on complaint, a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the police station concerned.
The DCP said an accused has been arrested and interrogation is on. He said in course of interrogation it was found that the school authorities had not followed the necessary guidelines to protect the child in the bus.
Goyal said based on investigation report, case of criminal negligence will also be registered against school authorities. "If needed other children in the bus will also be asked about the incident," he said.
When contacted, Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar said that school authorities should take appropriate steps to protect the children in the school campus and buses. "Stringent action should be taken against the accused by the enforcement agencies," he said.