Rayagada: A computer teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a class 3 boy student in Rayagada following which Police have detained the accused for interrogation.
As per reports, the teacher, identified as Udaya Kumar, used to sexually exploit the 8-year-old student and threaten him to not reveal it to anyone. The student remained silent for over six months but during the recent Puja vacation he revealed his ordeal to his mother following which his parents lodged a complaint with the Rayagada police.
"The parents of the boy informed us that the computer teacher had been sexually exploiting their child. We later recorded the statement of the boy's mother and brought them to the police station to file an FIR," said a member of Childline Pratap Nayak.
However, Kumar said that he is innocent and in a state of shock that such charges have been leveled against him. "I don’t know why he is telling such things against me. I have not done anything," he added.
"We have detained him for interrogation. After an investigation we will take further action," said Rayagada SDPO, Y Jagannath Rao.