Two tailors hired by a residential school meant for tribals in Khatima have been booked for allegedly molesting around 100 girl students while taking t🏅heir measurements for uniforms, police said on Wednesday
According to an inꦡquiry conducted by Khatima SDM Ravindra Bisht into the incident, about 100 girls were inappropriately touched by the accused while taking their measurements, Singh said.
Two tailors hired by a residential school meant for tribals in Khatima have been booked for allegedly molesting around 100 girl students while taking t🏅heir measurements for uniforms, police said on Wednesday
Shakeel a🔯nd Mohammad Umar were booked on Monday under Section 354 (using criminal force to outrage modesty of a woman) of the IPC on the basis of a complaint lodged by Parents' Association president Rajbir Singh ꦗRana, Khatima Additional SP Veer Singh said.
The residential school is in Khatima in Ud🥃ham Singh Nagar district where 250 Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, including 120 girls, study.
According to an inquiry conducted by Khatima SDM Ravindra Bisht into the incident, abo🐻ut 100 girls were inappropriately touched by the accused while taking their measurements, Singh said.
It was all done in the presence of ♔three members of staff of the school who remained mute spectators, the ASP said.
In the FIR, the three staff members -- Ashok Arya, Mamta Kholia and Chandra൲shekhar -- have been accused of making fun of the students instead of coming to their rescue.
Ashok Arya told the girls that nothing would h𒅌appen even if they were raped, the FIR said.
No arrest has been made in the case yet.
The ASꦺP 𓃲said the three staffers were contractual employees of the school whose contracts have been terminated following the incident.
The FIR also said that similar incidents had occurred at the school in the past too but the school staff threatened the girls to oust them if they opened up.
The 𒅌ASP said the school administration is also being interrogated.