Raipur: Six months after he allegedly raped a teenaged student in the school premises, a 52-year-old principal of a government school was arrested today in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh.
Radheshyam Netam, principal at a higher secondary school in Ghanora village, around 250 kms away from Raipur, was arrested on a complaint by the 16-year-old victim, Kondagaon SP D Shravan told PTI over phone.
Police said the incident took place in April in the premises of the school.
"The accused Netam had threatened the Class X student not to disclose the incident," the SP said.
However, she narrated her ordeal to her parents few days after the rape following which her parents approached a local panchayat seeking suitable action.
The matter was "closed" with the Panchayat imposing a fine on Netam.
The SP said the district administration came to know about the incident recently and the investigations started leading to Netam's arrest.
A case has been registered against Netam, he said.
Radheshyam Netam, principal at a higher secondary school in Ghanora village, around 250 kms away from Raipur, was arrested on a complaint by the 16-year-old victim, Kondagaon SP D Shravan told PTI over phone.
Police said the incident took place in April in the premises of the school.
However, she narrated her ordeal to her parents few days after the rape following which her parents approached a local panchayat seeking suitable action.
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The SP said the district administration came to know about the incident recently and the investigations started leading to Netam's arrest.
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