Kerala Court sentences tuition teacher to 111 years in prison for raping minor student
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31: A special fast-track court here on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to 111 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.05 lakh for raping a plus-one student after luring her five years ago.
If the fine remains unpaid, the convict, Manoj, 44, will face an additional year of imprisonment.
Manoj's wife took her own life upon learning of her husband's abuse of the minor girl.
In the ruling, Judge R Rekha stated that Manoj, who was also supposed to be the child's guardian, had committed a crime that warranted no mercy. The incident occurred on July 2, 2019.
According to the prosecution, the accused, a government employee, conducted tuition classes at his residence.
He summoned the child for a special class and subsequently abused her, also taking photos of the abuse on his mobile phone.
Following the incident, the child became fearful and stopped attending tuition classes.
The accused then disseminated photos of the incident. Learning about the incident, the child's family lodged a complaint at the Fort Police Station.
Upon the accused's arrest, his phone was seized and sent for forensic examination, revealing photos of the child being abused.
Manoj claimed to have been at the office on the day of the incident, producing registered leave records with signatures. However, call records from the accused's phone, presented by the prosecution, revealed that Manoj was near the tuition centre on the day of the incident.
Special Public Prosecutor R S Vijay Mohan and R V Akhilesh appeared for the prosecution.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
