School teacher rapes student in Chittoor

Tirupati: A 15-year-old student was raped by a government school teacher at Madanapalle in Chittoor district. The 26-year-old accused teacher was taken into custody by Madanapalle II Town police on Saturday.
According to Madanapalle II Town police inspector Rajendranath Yadav, the accused, who works as a teacher at a government school in B Kothakota was staying in Madanapalle during the vacation.He gained proximity to the victim who studied at the government school the accused taught at but was a native of Madanapalle. While in Madanapalle, he forced her to come to the house on Friday.
He raped the girl several times and let her go after warning her not to tell anyone about the incident.
When the girl’s parents asked her where she had been the entire day, she told them what happened to her. The parents immediately lodged a complaint with Madanapalle II Town police.
Acting on the complaint, Madanapalle police swung into action and took the accused teacher into custody.
The police have registered a case under Sec 376 of IPC against the teacher and also under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The cops also sent the girl for medical examination.