Haryana: 5 students of Gurukul Allege they were Sodomized by Seniors
Five students of a school located at Rohtak’s Ladhot village have alleged sodomy at the hands of their seniors and some staff members for the past several months. The students narrated the “horrific” tales about how they were being repeatedly sodomised, thrashed and threatened of dire consequences when they parents visited the victims in Rohtak on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Rohtak Sadar police station in-charge Manjeet Kumar said an FIR has been registered on the complaint of five students. “A case has been registered on the basis of one complaint that contained statements of five students studying in Classes 5 and 6. It is registered against some senior students and staff members of the Gurukul under Sections 202 (hiding information), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (crime committed by many with same intention) and 377 (unnatural offences) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) besides Section 4 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act,” he added. “All the students will be counselled in the following days to find out if there are any more victims as well. The CWC will provide free legal aid to the victims and get constant follow-ups from the police officials in this case,” said Raj Singh Sangwan, chairperson of the CWC. -PTC News
