Four held for alleged gang rape in Dehradun school

The incident happened on August 14… the girl was raped by the four boys studying in the same residential school...the charges were found to be true

DEHRADUN: Four classmates of a 16-year-old student allegedly raped her at a Dehradun boarding school last month (on August 14), police said on Monday.

The case came to light a month later on Sunday after Dehradun’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Nivedita Kureti was tippedoff about the alleged rape and ordered an investigation.

The four, all aged 17, have been taken into custody for the alleged gang-rape.

The school’s director, principal, administration officer, his wife and hostel caretaker were arrested for alleged destruction of evidence. A gang-rape and destruction of evidence case has been filed under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

“The incident happened on August 14… the girl was raped by the four boys studying in the same residential school. SSP, Dehradun, Nivedita Kureti, got a tip-off about the incident and ordered us to investigate the matter… the charges were found to be true,” said station house officer Naresh Rathod.

Rathod said the investigation found that the arrested school officials were aware of the incident. Rathod said further details would be known after the police receive the girl’s medical examination report.

“She is from outside the state. The arrested boys will be presented before a juvenile court on Tuesday while the school officials will also be presented before a court on the same day.”

Kukreti said that a gang-rape has been proved, prima-facie.