School watchman rapes class 6 girl student in Hyderabad, booked

Hyderabad: In an another instance of sexual assault, a minor child was on Monday raped by a watchman of her school in Hyderabad. 

The incident took place two days ago at LB Nagar area in Hyderabad, police said.

The girl is said to be class VI student at the same school where the watchman was employed. 

The accused, identified as Ranjith, had allegedly misbehaved with the class VI student at the school two days ago. "The girl informed her parents about the matter who lodged a complaint on Monday," L B Nagar police station inspector P Kasi Reddy told PTI.

 

The police upon receiving the complaint registered a complaint against the school watchman for sexually assaulting the child. A case under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of IPC was registered against Ranjith who has been taken into custody, Reddy said.

Further details awaited.