9-year-old girl sexually abused in Trichy, 4 held

Four arrested in Tamil Nadu for alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old student by a school trustee, sparking outrage and political criticism.

Four people, including a woman staff, who are associated with a private school at Trichy district in Tamil Nadu were arrested on Friday in connection to an alleged sexual assault case of a nine-year-old student, police officers aware of the matter said.

“The woman staff’s husband, who is the trustee of the school, is the key accused,” a police officer said adding on condition of anonymity, adding that they have been booked under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) Act. The trustee sexually abused the girl on Thursday.

After she narrated her ordeal to her parents, they along with their relatives confronted the accused in school and protested over the incident in Manapparai in Trichy, the officer added.