A manhunt is on for a 47-year-old teacher accused of raping his 13-year-old pupil at a government secondary school at Gangithala village, Jahajpur India.
Villagers hunt 47-yr-old teacher who raped 13-yr-old pupil in school
Villagers demand justice after a 47-year-old teacher raped a 13-year-old pupil in at a government secondary school and ran away.
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Ram Gopal Meena allegedly sexually assaulted his victim on Saturday, Police say.
Angry villagers led by the victim's parents on Monday filed a suit against the accused teacher.
They said Meena raped the teenager in school and warned her not to tell anyone or face dire consequences.
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The Station Officer, Sanwar Mal Nagora however said the alleged rapist has absconded.
“The accused teacher, identified as 40-year-old Ram Gopal Meena, is absconding," Nagora said.
"The victim is a student of a government secondary school at Gangithala village.”
The villagers blocked roads for hours and staged a protest at the school on Monday, chanting slogans against the alleged molester, Meena.
Jahazpur is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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India has one of the world’s highest incidences of rape.
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