Three girl students allege sexual assault by headmaster; accused arrested

Konark: The Headmaster of a Government school at Kakatpur in Puri district was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting three minor girls on pretext of "leg massage."

The girls - two Class-V students and a Class-IV student related the entire episode before their family members and accused the teacher of using vulgar words and obscene gestures.

Soon after the matter came to light, the locals locked up the Sunaribasta  Upper Primary School  demanding immediate arrest of the accused.

As per reports, Manas Mishra, who has been serving as the Headmaster of the Kakatpur Sunaribasta Project UP School, called the students asking them to give him a leg massage on Monday. During the massage, he misbehaved using inappropriate words and offensive gestures, the girls complained.

On receiving information, police rushed to the spot and detained the accused for interrogation.

The accused however denied the allegation of sexual assault .“They are like my children. I admit to have called them for a leg massage and understand that was a mistake on my part. I had no other intentions ,” said the accused headmaster.