Balangir: The POCSO court in Odisha’s Balangir has sentenced the headmaster of an upper primary school to 20 years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting girl students.
The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Biswanath Buddhia. He has to serve an additional two-year jail term if he fails to pay the fine.
Buddhia was working in Mursingh Upper Primary School under Deogaon block. He used to call senior girl students to his office cabin and sexually assault them. He also threatened the girls of expelling them from school if they spoke about it to anyone. The incident came to light after one of the victims shared her ordeal with her parents. On August 22, 2022, villagers gheraoed the school and insisted on immediate suspension of the headmaster.
Taking the incident seriously, the district education officer placed him under suspension and he was later arrested by Deogaon police.
Mumbai: After beau Arjun Kapoor declared publicly that he is not dating anyone right now,…
Mumbai: Even though Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan have maintained a dignified silence over their…
Bhubaneswar: Siddhant Das has sought to step down as Chairman of Odisha Real Estate Regulatory…
Hyderabad: Odisha FC went on a scoring spree at the Gachibowli Stadium as they humbled hosts…
Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s directorial debut ‘Paanch’ is finally going to see the light of…
Mumbai: Actress Taapsee Pannu, who has shared screen space with very few A-listers, has now…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance has arrested a Forester and a Gaon Sathi (village mate) for alleged misappropriation…
Mumbai: Ten days ago, Vaibhav Suryavanshi made headlines after becoming the youngest cricketer to make…