A molestation and attempted sexual assault case was reported at Upgraded Primary School in Jerua village, Jamtara, and police are searching for absconding headmaster Mola Ansari.
A six-year-old Class 1 student was allegedly molested and subjected to an attempted sexual assault by the headmaster of an upgraded primary school in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district. The accused threatened the child with dire consequences if she narrated the incident to anyone, police said on Tuesday.
The incident was reported from Upgraded Primary School in Jerua village under the Narayanpur police station limits. The accused, identified as headmaster Mola Ansari, is currently absconding, and police have launched a search operation to arrest him.
According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s father, the child had gone to school as usual on Monday. After classes ended, the headmaster allegedly asked some students to stay back and later took the six-year-old girl to a room on the upper floor of the school building.
The complaint alleges that he attempted to sexually assault her. The child reportedly raised an alarm, after which she was allowed to leave.
The family alleged that the accused threatened the girl with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone. “Kisi ko bataya to jaan se maar dunga. (If you tell anyone, I will kill you),” he allegedly told the child.
The child returned home around 2 pm in a distressed condition and narrated the incident to her family, following which they approached the police.