Kerawalla wants action against principal Laporte, senior staff

BANGALORE: Rustom Kerawalla, arrested last week over the rape of a six-year-old girl in a branch of his school, reportedly told police officers to initiate action against principal Alistair Laporte and other senior staff.
"I have 90 schools across the country. I appoint principals to run them. In this case, the principal never informed me about the incident, till a police complaint was filed.When things got out of control, I had to rush to Bangalore. It's difficult for me to keep an eye on happenings in each institution. Principal Alistair Laporte failed to bring the matter to my notice. The vice-principal or other senior staff should have brought the matter to my notice, but none of them did so. I request Bangalore police to initiate legal action against them too," Rustom, founder-chairman of the school, told investigating officials.
"Had they told me about the incident, I would've acted in a legal manner. I was informed after the police complaint was filed and parents started protesting," he told officers.
Reacting to Rustom's plea, police said they would summon the principal and other senior staff to get the chronology of the crime.
Investigating police officials say they haven't zeroed in on the person who destroyed evidence. "Someone from the school played a major role in destroying the evidence. We are told the survivor was treated after the incident and are trying to learn about the nature of treatment," sources added.
The right to privacy
The Times of India is not naming the school as per the Pocso Act, which states:
Disclosure Of Identity: The Right To Privacy
Prohibition on Publication of Identity of Child: "The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 (further referred to as JJ Act) clearly lays down: "No report in any newspaper, magazine or news-sheet or visual media of any enquiry regarding a juvenile in conflict with law (under an amendment proposed and now under consideration by the Standing Committee of Parliament, the words or 'a child in need of care and protection' are to be added here) under this Act shall disclose the names, address or school or any other particulars calculated to lead to the identification of the juvenile."