Sunday, 20 July 2014
Laptop of Arrested Bangalore Instructor Allegedly Had Videos of Children's Rapes
Press Trust of India
Bangalore Parents protest against school inaction in the rape of 6-year-old
"We have arrested a man working as an instructor with the school. Mustafa, alias Munna, aged about 30 to 32 years old is from Bihar and has been in Bangalore for 20 years, " Bangalore Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar told a press conference.
Police said they also seized a laptop and a mobile from the accused which are filled with pornographic material. "The laptop had videos of schoolchildren being raped downloaded from Internet. This shows his state of mind," the Commissioner added.
The accused will be produced in court tomorrow where the police will seek judicial custody of the accused, the police said.
This is the first arrest in the case even though police had detained three persons during the course of investigation.
The arrest comes after days of protest and online campaigns by furious parents even though police are still looking for another accused in the case.
The six-year-old first grade student was allegedly raped on 2 July by two gym instructors at the Vibgyor High School in the city.
Angry Parents in the IT hub have taken to the streets and social media, demanding tough action, not just against the alleged attackers but also against the school.
Parents have accused the school of gross negligence and putting the status of school ahead of the girl's welfare.
As a "punishment" for misbehaving, she was reportedly asked to leave her class and stay in an empty room used for storing gym equipment. The girl was allegedly assaulted there.
Her mother found out about the assault seven days later, when a private nursing home hinted that the child could have been raped.
The case has become a hot-potato with the opposition demanding the Home Minister K J George resign over a string of rape incidents.
