In yet another heinous act, a 14-year-old student was allegedly raped by her school principal at Raga in Kamle district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The alleged accused identified as Bini Tegi, Principal of Green Hills School in Ranga, has been arrested on Tuesday and a case has been registered against him under IPC and POCSO Act, informed the investigation officer. He was remanded to judicial custody at Ziro in Lower Subansiri district on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people, including women and students on Wednesday, joined a protest rally at Raga in solidarity with the victim’s family and demanding capital punishment for the rapist. Kamle DC Hengo Basar gave assurance to the protesters that the school will be sealed after constituting a board. The DC also assured them that the accused person would be punished as per the provisions of the laws.