BENGALURU: A Class IX girl was allegedly raped several times over six months by her Physical Education teacher who took the child to his house on various pretexts in north Bengaluru.The incident came to light when the school authorities approached the Jalahalli police on Tuesday night. An FIR was immediately registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. However, the PE teacher is absconding.According to TR Suresh, DCP (North), the sexual assaults on the 14-year-old girl is believed to have started at the beginning of the academic year, in June. "He allegedly took the girl to his house on numerous occasions where he sexually abused her," he said.The abuse continued till November. However, the school authorities found out about the abuse only recently when the girl's classmates informed a teacher about it."The school called the PE instructor and threatened disciplinary action. He seems to have left the school and is absconding," Suresh said.