Principal sexually assaults student in pretext of marrying her

A school principal has been arrested as he had sexually assaulted a minor student.

The incident took place in Hyderabad, Telangana.

The Shamshabad police on Saturday arrested a school headmaster Syed Akbar, 55, who was absconding after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl around three months ago. One more person Mohammed Imran Khan, who abetted him in the crime was also arrested.

According to the police, the victim, aged 17, is a former student of the school where Akbar was the headmaster. “The headmaster whisked the girl away under the pretext of joining her in a degree college and married her,” said the police.

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The man, a native of Chevella mandal, acquainted himself with the girl when she sought his help in intermediate education and graduation.

“Akbar helped the girl get admission in higher educational institutions. He gained her confidence and took her to Shamshabad before sexually assaulting her. When the girl questioned his actions in the month of March, Akbar took the girl to Ramdas Bandikana in Golconda Fort precincts and married her.

“However the girl returned to her place immediately after marriage and continued living as if nothing happened. One day, the teenager’s mother noticed a wedding ring in her bag and questioned her, after which the girl narrated the incident,” said the police.

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s parents, the police registered a case in May and launched efforts to nab him. Akbar absconded and was hiding at the house of his relative, Imran in Gulbarga of Karnataka too was nabbed for aiding and abetting Akbar.