One minor raped at school for hearing, speech impaired in Maharashtra; probe on: police

Senior inspector Sujata Tanawade said, “Both the girls had tried to explain to us through sign language that they were violated and the sexual assault was not just limited to touching them inappropriately. However, we are waiting for the interpreters to take their complete statement.”

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Three people have been arrested by the Karjat police, who registered a case of sexual assault against a 44-year-old man after two parents approached them. “The man was a substitute caretaker, who was assigned for a fortnight. The incident came up when the girls went home over the long weekend on March 28. The girls complained of pain in their private parts after, which they were sent for medical examination,” said Tanawade.

The incident was reported to Vimal Munde, who is a teacher there and wife of the superintendent Subhash Patil, police said. “Instead of reporting or instituting an internal enquiry, the couple tried to keep the matter under the wraps and even threatened the girls to not repeat the incident in front of anybody,” Tanawade said.

While the main accused has been sent to judicial custody till April 13, the other two have been remanded to police custody till April 7.