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Crime
5‑Year‑Old Accuses School Principal of Molestation, POCSO Case Filed
✍️ India Today
🗓 27 Oct 2026, 08:34 AM
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A five‑year‑old girl has alleged sexual molestation by the principal of her school, prompting authorities to register a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police in an Indian district have opened a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a five‑year‑old girl reported that the principal of her school molested her.
The child’s parents lodged a formal complaint with local authorities, prompting the police to register the offence and begin a preliminary investigation. The principal has been taken into custody for questioning, and the school has been ordered to cooperate with the probe.
School officials said the allegations are being treated with utmost seriousness and that the institution will suspend the principal pending the outcome of the investigation. No further details about the school’s name or location have been released.
Under the POCSO Act, sexual offences against children under eighteen attract stringent penalties, and cases involving educators often draw heightened public scrutiny.
The child’s parents lodged a formal complaint with local authorities, prompting the police to register the offence and begin a preliminary investigation. The principal has been taken into custody for questioning, and the school has been ordered to cooperate with the probe.
School officials said the allegations are being treated with utmost seriousness and that the institution will suspend the principal pending the outcome of the investigation. No further details about the school’s name or location have been released.
Under the POCSO Act, sexual offences against children under eighteen attract stringent penalties, and cases involving educators often draw heightened public scrutiny.