Ramamurthy Nagar police station in Bangalore. Ramamurthy Nagar police station in Bangalore.

The attender of a private school in east Bangalore has been arrested for the alleged rape of a 3-year-old child.

He has been booked under the POCSO Act and section 376 of the IPC. He is currently in judicial custody.

On Nov 26, the child's mother noticed that the child was not her usual self after she returned from school. Two days later, when the mother questioned the child, the child said she was hurt by the attender. She was immediately taken for medical test to a private hospital where the assault was confirmed.

Police complaint was filed on Nov 29.

According to the parents' complaint, the child was raped twice. Once on October 22 when the child showed similar behavior and later on Nov 26.

Police arrested the school attender on Nov 30.

