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VIJAYAWADA: Education department officials are verifying reports of two teachers of a government primary school in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh allegedly demonstrating in class on Friday how rape is committed. However, police said nobody has filed a compliant against the teachers.

The alleged incident was reported from Chintalapudi mandal and prompted a group of villagers to protest outside the school.

Though the local education officer submitted a report, district education officer CV Renuka told TOI that she would visit the school on Saturday for "a first-hand assessment" of what exactly happened in the classroom .

Chintalapudi sub-inspector Kranthi, who held a suo moto inquiry into the incident, said the reports were false. He said the entire issue revolved around three students who fought over a petty issue. Kranthi, however, said the villagers have sought the removal of the two teachers.

The district authorities swung into action after some local TV channels ran a news report alleging that two teachers in the government school had held one of the girl students to demonstrate how a rape is committed. The TV channels also showed visuals of a crowd outside the school protesting against the alleged incident.

Renuka said she ordered the mandal education officer (MEO) to investigate and submit a report. "In his report, the mandal education officer said there was a quarrel among three students - two boys and a girl - of Class III. The girl was injured in the fight. The officer said he found no evidence that the girl had been used as a volunteer in a demonstration of rape," Renuka said.

However, not satisfied with the MEO's explanation, Renuka said she would personally investigate into the allegation and verify if the girl and her parents were coerced to deny the incident.

The TV reports also said the teachers were beaten up by villagers and handed over to the police. But, when TOI contacted Chintalapudi police station, the cops said nobody had lodged a complaint against the teachers yet.

District education officials said they were trying to verify reports on the alleged incident in Chintalapudi mandal that prompted a group of villagers to stage a protest outside the school.

