A 10-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by a tuition teacher in Mandya. In connection with this incident the accused tuition teacher was arrested and remanded to judicial custody by the police based on the instruction of the SP of Mandya. The Police had registered cases against the accused under several sections of IPC, including POCSO Act. The minor girl’s body was found in a sump at an under-construction building recently. The body of the girl has been sent to Forensic Science Laboratory and the report is expected within a week and thereafter the charge sheet will be prepared and filed before the POSCO court.
The Hon’ble Karnataka Chief Minister Mr. Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs.10 lakh to the family of the 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by a tuition teacher in Mandya.
Speaking at the valedictory of Sri Malemahadeshara Kumbh Mela, he said everyone was shocked by this incident. “It is a most heinous crime and has been done by those without humanity. The incident cannot be criticized in mere words. The trauma that the little girl would have undergone at that time cannot be imagined,” Bommai said.
Stating that the accused has been arrested and slapped with cases under several sections of IPC, including POCSO, he said, “The DG & IGP was instructed on the day of this incident to issue directions to the SP of Mandya district to arrest the accused. The Forensic Science Laboratory report is expected within a week and thereafter the charge sheet will be prepared and filed before the POSCO court. All necessary steps will be taken for early justice and also stringent punishment for the accused.”
