Primary School Teacher Rapes Girl of Class 5 in Kendrapara Dist; Arrested

Kendrapara: A primary school teacher identified as Ranjan Kumar Sutar was arrested in Kendrapara district for allegedly raping a minor girl student.

The accused teacher was arrested on Sunday by the personnel of the Pattamundai Rural police station in Kendrapara district. The mother of the victim had lodged a complaint against him.

As per the complaint lodged with the police, Sutar raped the girl studying in class 5 on September 21 during the school hours. He threatened the victim not to disclose it to anyone. The accused teacher was produced before a local court on Monday. He was sent to jail in judicial custody as his bail plea was rejected by the court.