As the outrage against rape of a three-year-old in an upmarket school on the outskirts of Bangalore continued, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday assured that the Government will take stern action against the school and criminals will be booked. He said, “The investigation is underway. I have told the police and the education department to take action against the management of the institution.”
The Chief Minister, referring to the recent incident of alleged rape of a three-year-old said, “This is the third incident in just four months where children have been attacked. I am concerned and the Government would take all necessary steps to bring the culprits to book.
Meanwhile, in another development, Bangalore police have filed a criminal case against the school and an attendant has been detained and is being questioned. According to police, the school has been booked for running classes I to VI without a license.
The girl was subjected to medical tests on Tuesday before being admitted to a private hospital after she narrated the incident to her parents.
In his compliant to the police, the father of the child has alleged that she was attacked in the school by girl’s uncle. Her mother said she found her daughter crying when she went to pick her up. The child had fever and complained to her mother that she was “physically abused by someone she did not know or recognise,” the police complaint said.
Bangalore witnessed a major protest when a six-year-old girl was raped on July 3 by two gym instructors on the premises of another private school in Bangalore. These incidents have raised many questions about private schools and the safety of children. The case led to large street protests in the IT city by parents and activists and inspired a series of safety measures in schools including installation of CCTV cameras.
Nearly, 200 schools in Bangalore have been booked for not having safety measures and were ordered to make massive changes for the protection of students.