2 boys sexually abused in Maha school, 1 held

The 42-year-old director of a vedic school in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district was arrested and two students were detained in connection with a case of alleged assault and ragging of two other students, police said Sunday.

The victims, in the age group of 9 to 10 years, were allegedly ragged and their private parts tied with ‘manja’ (string) by the accused, Parbhani’s deputy superintendent of police Sanjay Pardeshi said.

The incident occurred in Parbhani, 500 km from Mumbai, between August 26 and September 12, and came to light last Wednesday when parents of the two victims approached the police, he said.

The accused students allegedly ragged the boys, tied their private parts with the string and also beat them up.

The victims have suffered injury to their private parts, Pardeshi said.

The boys had complained to school director but their pleas were disregarded, he added.

The boys then informed their parents who lodged a complaint, following which Kulkarni was arrested Saturday for not acting on the complaints of the victims, while the two accused, who are 10 and 13 years old, were detained, Pardeshi said.

The accused have been booked under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Indian Penal Code, and provisions of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, he said.

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