Bangalore: In a shocking revelation, it become known, that the School nursery, where the 4-year-old girl was raped, is run illegally.
On Thursday October 23, addressing the press, commissioner for public instruction Mohammad Mohsin, after his visit to the school stated that the management did not have permission to operate the institution.
He said, “The school claimed to be affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and that they had the permission to regulate classes from nursery to seventh standard.”
“However, when questioned, it was revealed that the management had received permission to operate a Kannada-medium school from first standard to fifth standard only, making its operations illegal”, he added,
He said the department had already filed a criminal case against the school management for operating an educational institution without licence.
Progress on the Case:
On Thursday, afer more than two days of investigating the case, Jalahalli police were tightlipped on how far they had progressed on identifying the culprit. Police said that while CCTV cameras have been installed in the school premises, there is altogether less than 60 seconds of footage in which the girl features. None of it is leading evidence. Police have also questioned staff of the school.
Police have detained a peon of the school, but took great pains to clarify that the man has not been arrested, far less charged with the crime.
City police commissioner, MN Reddy clarified that the peon has only been detained and so far there are no arrests. He assured that the investigation is on the right path, and that the police have obtained some clues.
The peon was detained after the victim pointed to his picture when shown a bunch of six suspects. But police are being cautious. Given the victim’s age and her comprehension of the crime, they say they cannot blindly rely on the girl’s testimony.
He was reportedly produced before a magistrate on Wednesday October 23 at the judge’s residence since it was a government holiday. Police say this is to avoid a case of illegal detention since the person is only a suspect at this point and they cannot detain him for more than 24 hours without arresting him. They have merely obtained permission for custodial interrogation, they say.
