He allegedly assaulted a girl and left her on the terrace; HM files complaint

An employee of the DM Higher Secondary School in Tirukovilur, an aided institution, was booked and arrested by the police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for sexually assaulting a girl studying in Class X of the school.

The name of the accused was given as Albert Soundarrajan, working as a school assistant and hailing from Cuddalore district.

He has been remanded in custody. The police said the victim was an inmate of the school hostel.

When she did not return to the hostel after school hours, the hostel warden and headmaster Jubilee Devasena searched for her and found her unconscious near an overhead water tank on the terrace of the school.

The crime came to light after the victim narrated her ordeal to the hostel authorities.

The police said the victim went to drink water in the school building when the accused slapped her and she became unconscious. The accused carried her to the terrace and sexually assaulted her.

Based on a complaint lodged by the headmaster, the police booked Soundarrajan under Section 4 of POCSO Act.

Two arrested

In another case, the Tirukovilur All Women Police on Monday arrested two persons for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.

The police said the victim was playing near her house when Boominathan, 24, and Kaaman, 31, forcibly took her and raped her.

The police said Kaaman was married with two children while Boominathan’s marriage was fixed next month.

Following a complaint by the victim’s mother, the police arrested and remanded them in custody.