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For excelling in studies, Sitapur teen raped by cousins and teacher

LUCKNOW: A Class VIII student in Sitapur was sedated and raped on government school campus on several occasions allegedly by her four cousins who were jealous of her for being good in studies .


Their perversion was not just condoned by a teacher, but the latter also participated in the sexual assaults.

The gang, which filmed the act every time, circulated some of the video clips among family members on a WhatsApp group on Friday, bringing the crime to light and prompting parents of the 16-year-old girl to lodge an FIR against all five on Saturday. No one has been arrested so far.

“Once the minor girl was sedated, the youths and their teacher took turns to rape her while one of them filmed the act on a mobile phone. When she regained consciousness, she was told she fainted on playground and was hence, brought to staff room. She realised what went on during those times only after the clips were shared,” a police officer said.

‘Girl was gang-raped by her cousins many times’

Additional SP (north) Madhuvan Kumar Singh told TOI that the student, in her complaint, had said she was gang-raped by her cousins many times in the past two years. “The incidents have taken place at a government school in Maholi thana area of Sitapur. The accused are seniors in the same school,” the officer quoted from her statement.

A preliminary probe indicates that the cousins apparently wanted to “cut her to size” for excelling in studies while they flunked exams. They all live in a joint family and were allegedly often humiliated by the girl who stood first in class.

The assaults took place during recess. The cousins asked the girl to have lunch with them. Food, laced with sedatives, was served in the staff room. She was raped thereafter.

Sitapur SP LR Kumar told TOI that the girl’s medical report was awaited.

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