Delhi school rape case: How did rapist enter premises, question angry parents

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New Delhi: Protesting against the alleged rape of Class 2 student inside New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in Gole Market, several parents gathered outside the premises questioning the security arrangements of the institute. 

'Even women have to register their entry before going inside the school. How did a man enter just like that?' questioned an agitated parent.

Delhi: Parents of students protest outside govt school in Gole market, where man was arrested yesterday on charges of sexually assaulting 1 of the students. A parent says,'even women have to register their entry before going inside the school, how did a man enter just like that?' pic.twitter.com/3dT0ebfQUh — ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2018

A Class 2 student was allegedly raped by an electrician inside the institute premises on Thursday. 

The accused, 37-year-old Ram Asre, had been working in the school for around a month and is a permanent electrician employed with the NDMC. 

Asre allegedly took the six-year-old victim inside a pump room within the school premises and raped her. 

The incident came to light after the minor's mother found her bleeding from private parts after returning from school on Thursday. On enquiring, the child narrated the incident to her parents, said the police. 

Asre has been arrested and a case has been registered against him under the relevant section of the IPC and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

With agency inputs