Cops cuff music teacher for sexual assault on minor student

February 19, 2013

Karkala, Feb 19: A 30-year-old music teacher has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody for allegedly sexually assaulting his minor student.

The accused, identified as Rajesh, was taking music classes at Belman Government Higher Primary School twice a week.

It is learnt that a group of local residents had threatened Rajesh after learning about his indecent behavior with a 13-year-old student.

Following this incident, Rajesh had shifted from Bola village of Karkala taluk to Belthangady last month along with his wife and two children. However, the accused managed to be in touch with the girl.

According to the family sources of the victim, Rajesh lured her to a room in Ajekar and raped her. He also threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed it to her parents.

When the girl's father came to know about the incident, he lodged a complaint with Karkala Rural Police, who nabbed the accused on Sunday. He was later produced in a local court which remanded him to judicial custody.

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