Convicted principal Arvind Kumar alias Raj Singhania
PATNA: A private school principal has been awarded death sentence for repeatedly raping his 11-year-old student. The victim had later become pregnant. The court simultaneously ordered a compensation of Rs15 lakh to be paid to the victim. Her father is a daily wager.
The special court of ADJ-VI, Awadhesh Kumar, in Patna also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convicted principal Arvind Kumar alias Raj Singhania (31). The court also awarded rigorous life imprisonment to schoolteacher Abhishek Kumar (29) for conniving with Arvind. He was also fined Rs50,000. The amount of fine would be paid to the victim.
Updated Feb 16, 2021 | 13:27 IST
Special public prosecutor Suresh Chandra Prasad told the court that the accused Arvind Kumar alias Raj Singhania raped the 11-year-old girl six times in a span of two months and impregnated her. An FIR in the case was filed after the parents approached the police in September 2018. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The girl had undergone abortion at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).
Patna: A court in Bihar s capital Patna has sentenced a private school principal to death for raping and impregnating his 11-year-old student.
The court has also ordered Rs 15 lakh compensation to the victim. The victim s father worked as a daily wager.