Overview

• Police arrested Paramanna Ningappa Wari and booked him under POCSO, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Juvenile Justice Act, later adding SC/ST Atrocities Act sections after confirming the girl's community.
• KREIS suspended the principal, warden and two teachers for dereliction of duty, and a contract staff nurse was relieved, with a departmental enquiry initiated.
• A retired district judge, Gopal, has been appointed to lead the probe with a report due in a month, and a Social Welfare Department deputy director will serve as nodal officer.
• FIRs also name school staff and the victim’s brother for failing to inform authorities, and investigators are examining possible child marriage and other duty failures.
• The 17-year-old delivered in a school toilet on August 27; she and her newborn are stable at Shahapur Government Hospital, and the child-rights commission has opened a suo motu case and sought detailed reports.