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Cases of child abuse rising in Ghaziabad schools | Hindustan Times Ghaziabad, November 07, 2012

Cases of child abuse rising in Ghaziabad schools

2 kids molested in I’puram school

Both are three-and-a-half years old; 25-year-old caretaker arrested

GHAZIABAD: Two pre-nursery students — both three-and-a-half years old — were allegedly molested by a caretaker of Mother’s Pride school in Indirapuram in the national capital region. Police arrested the school caretaker, Sher Singh, on Tuesday.

About two months ago, the driver and conductor of a school bus were arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a six-year-old girl student of DPS, Vasundhara.

The molestation case came to light on Tuesday, when one of the children refused to attend school. When her mother, who happens to be a teacher at the same school, enquired, she said the caretaker had molested her and a classmate during recess.

The girl also told her mother that the caretaker had done this quite a few times and warned them not to mention it to anyone. Twenty-five-year-old Singh has been employed with the school for the past three years.

The victim’s parents claimed to have reported the matter to the school authorities on Tuesday morning and were assured by the school authorities that immediate action would be taken. But they alleged that the school authorities did not report the matter to the police till late evening.

Gorakh Nath Yadav, station in-charge of Indirapuram police station said, “We have arrested the accused and booked him for molestation. Police will investigate the role of the school authorities in the matter. Both students have been sent for the medical examination.”

He added that police investigations were underway and they were questioning Singh, who would be produced in a Ghaziabad court on Wednesday

The molestation of two pre-school children by a school caretaker on Tuesday is not a one-off incident. Of late, there have been several such instances where the security of children have been compromised in schools. But the police and administration seem helpless in the prevention of

such incidents.

In September, a six-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by the driver and conductor of a reputed public school in Vasundhara. The incident had led to a huge public outcry. Due to public pressure, the school authorities had finally admitted their mistake.

An inquiry had also been ordered by the district administration into the incident. However, the girl’s parents withdrew her from the school as they were not assured of child’s safety.

“Such cases are on the rise. The administration has to ensure that all kids, especially girls, are safe in schools. There is no fear of police among criminals.

School authorities must also be held responsible for the incident,” said col (retd) TP Tyagi of the Ghaziabad RWA Federation.

Acting swiftly, senior police and administration officials have already ordered an inquiry into Tuesday’s incident to be conducted by the district’s basic education officer.

“The inquiry will bring out all facts. If found guilty, action will be taken against school officials. We will also seek an explanation as to why no female caretakers were employed for the children,” superintendent of police (SP) SS Yadav told Hindustan Times. Police sources said that the accused has admitted to his crime.

Revealing more into the incident, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Prashant Kumar said though there were reports about two girls being molested, only one girl’s parents had filed a complaint.

“If anyone has more complaints, they can freely approach the police. As of now, there is no need for the girls’ medical examination,” the SSP added.

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Permalink Reply by Akshat on November 9, 2012 at 12:52pm

Mother's Pride presents itself as a quality playschool and charges big fees for that. But time has come to boycott this school. This school now seems to be more of a money-making scheme than anything else.

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Permalink Reply by Meenakshi Sharma on November 9, 2012 at 1:11pm

Yes true shockingly they offer high discounts at the time of interaction...that shows their dishonesty with other parents.

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Permalink Reply by mini subramanian on November 11, 2012 at 4:16pm

my daughter studies in nursery in dpsgv and i am sorry to say that even after this gruesome incident no teacher is sent in the bus instead a female guard is snt. i have complained abt this repeatedly that a teacher has a stronger presence and nursery prep and children till the age of 10 should not be sent w/o a teacher but the authorities say the primary teachers have a lot of schoolwork to do after the children leave due to which they cannot be sent with the children. i am totally unhappy and i dont know what to do as otherwise the school is satisfactory.