INDIA, Feb 16: The principal and a teacher of a school in Patna city of the Indian State of Bihar have been awarded death sentence and imprisonment for life, respectively, by a court for the rape of a Grade 5 student.

Special POCSO Judge Awadhesh Kumar, in an order passed on Monday, announced capital punishment for the principal Arvind Kumar besides imposing on him a fine of IRs 100,000, the Press Trust of India reported.

Co-accused Abhishek Kumar, who taught at the school situated in Phulwari Sharif locality of the city, was sentenced for life and slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000, the report said.

The case came to light in September, 2018 when the victim, all of 11 years, was found to be pregnant upon being taken to a doctor by her parents who got worried over her frequent bouts of illness, according to the report.

She narrated her ordeal when the parents pressed her with queries. A case was lodged at the Mahila Thana here under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the IPC.

 
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