School head confesses to molesting women

peshawar — The principal of a private school, arrested on charges of sexually abusing several women and making their objectionable videos, has confessed to his crime before the court of a local magistrate, reports Dawn online.

Magistrate Asghar Khan recorded statement of the suspect, Attaullah Khan Marwat, under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, following which he was sent to Peshawar Central Prison on judicial remand. The suspect, who is also owner of the school, was arrested after a case was registered against him on July 14, 2017, at Hayatabad police station on complaint of a student. The student had levelled serious allegations against him of sexually exploiting students and women and making their objectionable videos by installing secret cameras in different parts of the school.

However, a police officer privy to the investigation in the case, told Dawn that so far the charge of sexually abusing students by the principal could not be proved.

Riaz Khan, the investigation officer, told Dawn that the suspect was produced before the magistrate on Wednesday and he recorded his confessional statement. However, he stated that his confessional statement was only related to bringing women from outside to the school, having sex with them and making their objectionable videos.

When asked that in the FIR it was mentioned that he had also made videos of students and teachers to blackmail them, the official said that there were initial allegations of that type against him which had so far not been proved.

A student of the school had told police that the suspect was involved in exploitation of students and teachers. He alleged that he exploited students, teachers and some outsider women, but because of his fear nobody was disclosing those facts. The student also alleged that the principal also showed him several videos, which he recorded secretly and also invited him to indulge in that kind of activities.

The police, in the FIR, stated when they raided the school the suspect tried to conceal his two mobile phones.