Overview

• Police arrested a 28-year-old identified as the accused after the student delivered in a Shahapur government residential school toilet.
• The minor and her newborn are in stable condition at Shahapur Government Hospital, with child-care placement to follow as per procedure.
• An FIR invokes POCSO along with relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Juvenile Justice provisions, with separate cases for failure to report against school staff and the victim’s brother.
• The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights opened a suo motu case and sought detailed reports, citing missed mandatory monthly health checks.
• KREIS suspended the principal, warden, a science teacher and a physical education teacher, and ordered a departmental inquiry as police also examine possible child marriage links.