13 School Girls Sexually Assaulted At Fake NCC Camp, 2 Teachers, Principal Arrested

Chennai: Eleven persons, including the principal of a private school, its two teachers and a correspondent were arrested following alleged sexual assault on at least 13 girls at a fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri.

The camp organizer was also arrested. The accused have been charged under the Protection Of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Police investigation revealed that the private school did not possess an NCC unit. The fake NCC camp organisers told the school management that hosting such a camp would qualify them for an NCC unit.

The school did not check the background of the organizers. As many as 41 students, including 17 girls, participated in the three-day fake NCC camp camp held earlier this month.

The girls stayed in the school auditorium on the first floor, while the boys were lodged on the ground floor. No teachers were assigned to supervise the camp.

The girls later alleged that they were taken out of the auditorium and sexually abused. The school authorities allegedly tried to suppress the matter without informing the police.

The police are investigating if the group behind the fake NCC camp has conducted similar camps in other schools.