Taking stern action in the alleged rape of a six-year- old girl by an electrician on the school premises, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) suspended four officials, including the headmistress of the school and terminated the contract of a Junior Engineer (JE) Saurabh Bisht for failing in his supervising duty.
The officials suspended are Ram Ashray, the accused electrician who was arrested on Thursday by the Delhi Police, headmistress Santosh Rawat, assistant engineer (Electric Department) Tulsi Ram and assistant teacher Shikha.
In a statement issued by the he civic body reads that disciplinary action was taken against all these officials. The order further reads that during the period all the suspended persons have been attached to the headquarter (New Delhi) and cannot leave it without obtaining permission.
It reads that Bisht was appointed JE (electric) on contract basis in NDMC on January 25,2010 and got his contract renewed and extended for a period of five years with condition that he may be terminated anytime without serving any show-cause notice in case of any misconduct found.
“As per terms and conditions contained in Para 3 of the contract agreement, the contractual engagement is purely temporary and can be terminated at any time without serving any notice or reason,” it said.
The action was taken after a six-year-old girl, a class 2 student of the NDMC-run school, was allegedly raped by the electrician in the school premises on Wednesday.