KRISHNAGIRI: A private school correspondent, principal, and five others were arrested by the Bargur police on Sunday for trying to hush up the rape of a 13-year-old Class VIII student by an NCC officer. Police are on the lookout for the man, Sivaraman, 30, and another NCC officer.
Krishnagiri superintendent of police P Thangadurai said the rape happened during a recent week-long NCC camp at which 17 girls spent the nights in the school auditorium.
"Sivaraman lured the girl outside and sexually assaulted her on the night of Aug 8," the SP said.
Principal asked minor girl to remain silent during camp When the girl told the principal about the incident, he urged her to remain silent. After the camp concluded, the girl returned home, but her health worsened and on a visit to a hospital on Aug 16 she told her parents what happened.
The parents reported the incident to the Bargur police the same night. Police found Sivaraman had allegedly sexually harassed more girls at the camp. According to the SP, Sivaraman and another NCC officer, Sudhakar, evaded arrest, while the school correspondent, the principal, a social science teacher, and four NCC officers were arrested for hushing up the matter.
Sivaraman was the Naam Tamilar Katchi youth wing's Krishnagiri East district secretary. After the crime came to light, NTK leader Seeman expelled him from the party on Saturday evening.
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