A headmaster was arrested for allegedly raping a student. The accused had committed crime about five months back, and was presented in a local court that sent him to jail on judicial remand, informed SDOP Keshkal Rama Patel on Thursday.
According to police the accused was identified as Radheshyam Netam (52) who is a Head Master (HM) at Ghanora government middle school. The victim is presently a student of class 10th in Keshkal. “The victim had completed her middle school education from Government School Dhanora,” informed the Station House Officer Keshkal DR Mandavi.
According to the victim, SHO said, she was sexually exploited in the month of April this year. “Netam was acquainted with the victims family and told them that he could get Government job for the girl. He then took the girl in name of getting job to Jagdalpur, Kanker and Kondagaon where she was sexually exploited by accused Netam,” SHO added.
The accused Netam had threatened the ‘Class X’ student not to disclose the incident, however, the victim narrated her the entire sordid episode to her parents few days after the rape following which her parents approached a local Panchayat demanding suitable action, police informed.
Police further said the matter was ‘closed’ after the Panchayat imposed fine on Netam. The district administration came to know about the incident recently and the investigations started leading to Netam’s arrest. A case has been registered against Netam under the Sections 363, 366, 373, 373 and protection of children from sexual offences act 2012, the SHO maintained.