Kothagudem Headmaster Sexual Assault Case: Telangana Govt Announces Compensation
Dec 30, 2020, 16:27 IST
The Telangana Government announced on Wednesday that it has decided to give Rs two lakhs to each family of the victims who were assaulted by the headmaster in their village under the POCSO Act.
State Ministers Satyavathi Rathod, Puvada Ajay Kumar, Government Whip Rega Kantha Rao, MLA Mr. Vanama Venkateswara Rao, MLA Haripriya Nayak, Women, and Child Welfare Commissioner Divya, District Collector MV Reddy, ASP Vineet, and other officials together met the parents of the five victims and assured all help on behalf of the State Government.
The incident came to light, when a video of the villagers thrashing the accused headmaster Dodda Sunil (40) became viral. The irate villagers thrashed him after getting to know that he had sexually assaulted the minor girls aged between 6 to 10 years studying in the primary school at Chintawarre village at Devi Palli Mandal in Bhadradri - Kothagudem District. He used to call them over to the school for private classes and molest them. After one girl started falling ill and was taken to the hospital, she revealed her ordeal about the headmaster's assault and threat who was arrested later. A case was registered against him under 376AB (punishment for rape of woman under 12 years of age) of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act earlier this week.