Odisha: Villagers thrash headmaster accused of molesting Class 6 student for a month
A case has been registered against Tapas Giri, the headmaster of Andala Nodal school. But even before he was taken into custody, villagers took the law into their hands, and thrashed him.
In Short
- Tapas Giri is the headmaster of Andala Nodal school
- A girl accuses him of molesting her for a month
- Villagers decided to take the law into their hands, and beat him
A headmaster accused of sexually assaulting a Class Six student in Odisha's Mayurbhanj* - for a month - was arrested, but not before villagers decided to punish him with a sound thrashing.
Police had to rescue Tapas Giri, the headmaster of Andala Nodal school, after villagers tied him to a pole, and beat him.
His alleged crime came to light when the victim was reluctant to attend school for three days straight. Her uncle asked her why, and found out what was going on.
A case has been registered against Giri, a top police official told ANI.
The headmaster of the school had been sexually assaulting a Class 6 student since last one month. She later told her family about it. A case has been registered regarding this and he has been arrested: VK Patel, DIB DSP, Mayurbhanj pic.twitter.com/x4QwcvebCq- ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2017
The news agency was able to film villagers taking the law into their own hands.
Odisha: A class 6 student allegedly sexually assaulted by the headmaster of her school in Mayurbhanj over the period of a month. Headmaster thrashed by people and later arrested by police. (12.12.2017) pic.twitter.com/sR30p8mJVN- ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2017
*In Naffri gram panchayat in Bangoriposi block
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