Another case of sexual abuse and impregnating a minor has come to light from  another Kasturba Gandhi Residential School in Garhwa district. A 14 year old girl student of a residential school at Kandi was allegedly raped and impregnated by her cousin has come to light.

Now,  the Class 9th girl of the school , has been found to be four-months pregnant.

The girl was raped on Dusshera this year  at Bardiha village in the district, when she went vacation leave at home. The pregnancy of the girl was detected during a medical examination at a hospital here in second week of January, 2020 after which the girl narrated the incident to her mother.

Both the youth and the girl, a student of class 9, belong to same family and she used to visit his house as the two families had close ties. In this regard warden of the school informed to the DEO through a letter.

DEO, CO Rakesh Sahay and Police Station in-charge Kandi Shaukat Khan today visited to residential school and found the matter to be true. Garhwa DC Harsh Mangla ordered Garhwa BEEO to conduct school inspection and inquire with the concerned student and guardian.

DC said that in the light of primary status communicated verbally by BEEO,  he has directed the social welfare officer to provide the contact number to the guardian to the Child Welfare Committee so that the statement of the girl or guardian can be recorded.

On the other hand the BEEO urged the guardian to make available the girl for medical checkup. "On the statement of the girl or guardian, an FIR will also be filed against the accused persons in the connection," the DC added.

The FIR could not be filed till the time of filing of this report.