School where 3-year-old girl was assaulted found illegal

A secretary of Sri Gowtham Academy of General and Technical Education Society, which runs the Orchids International School where a three-year-old nursery student was allegedly sexually assaulted, was arrested by the Bangalore police Friday for cheating the state, students and their parents by running the school without government recognition.

The fact that the school was being run without clearance was discovered only after the sexual assault complaint, police claimed.

A case of cheating was filed by the Deputy Director of Public Instructions, Department of Education, H B Manjunath, against the society, its president K Durga and three other office bearers. Based on the complaint, police registered a case of cheating under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. K R K Reddy, secretary of the society, has been arrested, joint commissioner of police (crime) Hemanth Nimbalkar said.