Panaji: A court on Tuesday granted bail to Sharlet Furtado, the headmistress of the school in Vasco town, where a seven-year-old girl was raped on January 14.
The Goa Children's court granted her bail on a surety of Rs 25,000.
The headmistress was arrested on Sunday on charges of negligence on her part, which had resulted in the rape of the minor girl in the school premises.
Furtado has been asked to report to the special investigation team of crime branch, which is probing the case.
The January 14 rape offence sparked outrage with people protesting on the streets demanding justice.
The culprit in the case is yet to be nabbed.
The Goa Children's court granted her bail on a surety of Rs 25,000.
The headmistress was arrested on Sunday on charges of negligence on her part, which had resulted in the rape of the minor girl in the school premises.
Furtado has been asked to report to the special investigation team of crime branch, which is probing the case.
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The January 14 rape offence sparked outrage with people protesting on the streets demanding justice.
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The culprit in the case is yet to be nabbed.
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