Pune Municipal Corporation

PMC

education board

NOC

deputy director

Wanowrie police

Khalid Pathan

senior official

official

managing director

Eight months after the rape of an 11-yearold female student of a Wanowrie-based international school, the’s (, which carried out a detailed investigation, pointed out that the school had not obtained the mandatory no-objection-certificate () after March 2013 from the education department. Civic officials said if the’s office takes action, it is possible that the school will be de-recognised.On April 16, a case was registered with thestation by the survivor’s father, alleging that his daughter was repeatedly raped by bus attendantin October 2013. The complainant and his wife came to know of the incident in November 2013, and complained to school authorities, who paid no heed.After this, the PMC education board constituted a committee and conducted a detailed investigation of the school. It was found that the school had violated several norms such as not forming a parents-teacher association, not having guidelines for its school bus policy and not acting on the complaint from the victim’s father.“We have also come to know that the school did not obtain the NOC as is mandatory for any school as per the Right to Education Act,” said awith the education department on condition of anonymity.Thesaid the report will be submitted to the higher authorities and on the basis of findings and recommendations by committee members, further action will be taken against the school. “There are possibilities that the school may face de-recognition as they have been faulted on several points,” he said.When contacted, the principal of the school said she had taken charge after the incident and had no idea what exactly happened in the past. However, she said that the school has taken all required precautions and complied with norms. “If we had not taken the necessary NOC from the education department, the school would have not run properly,” she said.Theof the school was not reachable despite repeated attempts to contact him.