Girl rape case: School chairman arrested
24 July 2014 6:53 AM IST
Rustom Kerawalla, chairman of Vibgyor High School, was arrested under various sections of IPC, Juvenile Justice Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), Bangalore Police Commissioner M N Reddi told reporters here.
Police have invoked section 201 of IPC (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) against Kerawalla, he said.
This is the second arrest after that of Mustafa, skating instructor as the main accused, on Sunday.
The delay in nabbing the culprits and taking action against the school management had evoked widespread criticism, leading to protests in the city.
The incident had happened on 2 July and the complaint was lodged on 14 July, while the first arrest came six days later. As public anger grew, the government had affected a reshuffle at the top police echelon on Monday, transferring Raghavendra Auradkar and bringing in Reddi in his place as police commissioner.
Police have invoked section 201 of IPC (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) against Kerawalla, he said.
This is the second arrest after that of Mustafa, skating instructor as the main accused, on Sunday.
The delay in nabbing the culprits and taking action against the school management had evoked widespread criticism, leading to protests in the city.
The incident had happened on 2 July and the complaint was lodged on 14 July, while the first arrest came six days later. As public anger grew, the government had affected a reshuffle at the top police echelon on Monday, transferring Raghavendra Auradkar and bringing in Reddi in his place as police commissioner.
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