Former teacher booked for raping ex-student in Palwal

Tribune News Service

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Palwal,September 25

The police have booked a former teacher of a school here in connection with rape of an ex-student of the same school. No arrest has been made so far.

According to a complaint lodged with the police, the complainant (22), has alleged that the accused identified as Jagdish, who was a sports teacher in her school a few years ago, had been sexually exploiting her on the basis of obscene pictures clicked by him, when she was a student of Class XII and had come in contact with him.

She told the police that while the accused who started exploiting her on the pretext of getting her good grades in examinations, remained in contact with her even after he left the job and joined the Railway Police Force, a couple of years ago. It is alleged that the accused used the pictures to blackmail her till the matter got exposed when it was disclosed by a kin of the accused to the father of the girl.

A case of rape and threat has been registered by the police on the basis of the complaint,’’ said ASI Renu, the Investigating Officer of the case. She said the matter was being probed and an arrest would be made accordingly.