(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)

HYDERABAD: A family of a four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a chef of a private college, accused the educational institute of offering them money to leave the city. The college has denied the claim.On March 10, the 32-year-old chef allegedly sexually assaulted the four-year-old. He was subsequently arrested and charged for rape and relevant sections of the POCSO Act.Shankar (name changed) from West Bengal migrated to Hyderabad with his wife and four-year-old daughter a month ago.“One of our known people asked us to work at Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy, Madhapur, a residential institution. My wife and I do odd jobs there, including sweeping the floor or help the cook in the kitchen,” Shankar added.“On March 10, my wife asked the daughter to go out of our tenement but she did not come back for a while. Later, she found her scared and noticed she was bleeding,” the father added.They approached the college management. “We supported the family. Handed over the accused to police. He was a chef here, both the accused and the family were staying at the servants’ quarters. A case was registered,” a representative of Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Madhapur, said.According to the family, the college intervened in the case. “They did not even let us speak to police. They feared their reputation will be damaged. Now, they have offered us Rs 10,000 and asked us to leave the city. How can I forget what happened? My daughter still wakes up at night saying ‘uncle will come again!,” the man said.However, the college denied the allegation. “We intervened because both the parties were our employees, it was our responsibility. Though we had asked the family to come and talk to us, they were missing from their quarters since Sunday. We have not offered them any money,” an official of the junior college said.Deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Madhapur, A Venkateshwar Rao said the 32-year-old accused was arrested on March 10.