This Article is From Nov 05, 2013

Teacher booked for alleged rape of minor girl student in Andhra Pradesh

Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh: A government school teacher was booked today on the charge of allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl student and forcibly getting her pregnancy terminated in Chilkur mandal of the district, the police said.

B Vijay Kumar, a physical training instructor at a government school in Ramapuram village allegedly had sexual intercourse with a 10th standard girl student for the past one year, according to a complaint lodged by her mother.

The matter came to light only today when the girl complained of bleeding and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, a police officer said.

"After impregnating the minor girl, the teacher gave her some pills which resulted in an abortion around three days ago," he said.

A hunt is on to nab the absconding teacher who has been booked for rape under Sections 312 (causing miscarriage) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the police officer said.

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