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Bengaluru Hostel Warden Arrested in Class 10 Student Ragging, Sexual Abuse Case

Police opened a POCSO case, with claims involving senior students and the school principal under review.

The boy claimed that Class 11 and Class 12 students physically assaulted, humiliated, and sexually harassed him within the hostel premises. (iStockphoto)
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Overview

  • The warden, 48, was arrested and sent to judicial custody after a Class 10 boy alleged sexual harassment and ragging inside a private school hostel near Electronics City.
  • Bannerghatta police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, and officers say a detailed inquiry is underway.
  • The complaint filed on September 8 by the boy’s father names five students, the principal, and the warden, alleging the warden encouraged the abuse.
  • Six students—three from Class 12, one from Class 11, and two from Class 10—have been booked under the JJ Act and POCSO and were ordered to remain in their hostel rooms pending further action.
  • The alleged assaults occurred over four nights from September 3 to 6 and included forced nudity, physical violence with hangers, and sexual assault, according to police accounts.