A teacher has been arrested for allegedly raping his nine-year-old student in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said on Wednesday.
The teacher, said to be in his mid-20s, used to provide private tuition to the girl at her home near the Mahuatand police station area, PTI reported.
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According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Himanshu Chandra Manjhi, on Monday, he allegedly took her to a nearby forest, where the crime was committed.
After the incident, he took the girl to his residence. The girl’s family and neighbours initiated a search when she went missing, eventually locating her at the accused’s house around midnight, the officer stated.
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Upon learning of the incident from the girl, her family apprehended the teacher and handed him over to authorities on Tuesday.
A case has been filed and the girl has undergone a medical examination.