Police said accused Harish Tiwari (50) lured the student of class 9 to his cabin on the school premises and molested her. The incident took place on January 19, after school hours, said police.
The victim told the police that she was sitting for an examination on the day of the incident. She completed her paper half an hour before the deadline and left the classroom, police said. She was waiting for her friends outside the class, when the watchman told her that she could wait in his cabin.
“When the girl entered the cabin, Tiwari asked her if she was hungry. The girl replied that she was carrying her tiffin box. She opened it and began eating, when the watchman offered her snacks. He stood behind the girl and hugged her. The girl was shocked and could not move, when Tiwari demanded a kiss from her. She screamed and fled,” said Pravin Patil, DCP (Zone 12).
The girl told her mother about Tiwari. Her mother approached school authorities who conducted an enquiry. “On Monday, school authorities gave us a letter about the incident. They have dismissed Tiwari,” said Patil.
“The girl had complained to the school about the incident. We immediately dismissed Tiwari. We are with the girl and her parents,” said school secretary Sukanya Samant.