Vice-principal of Pune school held for rape attempt

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“Falkau allegedly tried to rape her. The girl managed to escape and told her friends about the incident,” sub-inspector Reshma B Mulani, who is investigating the case, said. According to the police, the girl stopped going to school after the incident. PUNE: The vice-principal of the reputed Don Bosco school in Yerwada, Pune, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of attempting to rape a Class 10 student.

The police arrested Iju Francis Falkau, 54, after the 14year- old girl filed a complaint with the Yerwada police on Monday, alleging that Falkau had called her to his cabin after school hours on January 2 and misbehaved with her after locking the door.

A Pune court has remanded Falkau in police custody till January 25. Despite repeated attempts, the school adminis-