Koraput, Odisha:
Headmaster of a government-run primary school has been arrested in Nabarangpur district of Odisha for allegedly sexually exploiting a Class fifth tribal girl student.
Following a complaint lodged by the girl's family, the headmaster was arrested yesterday and both the accused and the victim were sent for medical examination, said Inspector In-Charge of Kosagumuda police station D K Senapati.
Police said the headmaster used to call the girl to his room in the hostel premises on some pretext or the other and sexually abuse her.
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"Though it was going on for quite some time, she could not muster courage to complain against the headmaster. On Tuesday, she told her parents about it and they lodged a complaint," the IIC said.
The administration has also placed the headmaster under suspension and a departmental inquiry into the case has been ordered, said District Education Officer (DEO), Nabarangpur, K N Sarma.