Swami, clerk held for alleged rape

Kamlabaugh police inspector J K Ramalawat said the teacher had alleged that both of them had raped her several times and warned of dire consequences if she informed anybody. “Shobanaben has stated that the duo sought sexual gratification from her and often raped her in school,” police said.

Shobanaben had been working as a teacher with the Chaya Swaminarayan Gurukul since 1994. She was suspended by the school about two months ago without giving any reasons. Police sources said she had been initially recruited as an aayah but was later absorbed as teaching staff.

Both Swami Bhanuprasad and the clerk were arrested by the Kamalabaugh police after Shobanaben filed a complaint.