Maharashtra: Sports teacher held for raping minor student

A 43-year-old sports teacher has been arrested for allegedly raping a class nine student in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said on Thursday.

Ambejogai police on Wednesday arrested Shyam Digamber Waark, who works as a sports teacher at a local school, an official said. incident took place on October 27, when accused took two girls from school for a sports meet in Jalna district, he said.

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Later, on pretext of taking her out for lunch, Waark molested victim in his car, official ded. While driving down to Ambajogai after competition, accused first dropped or student home and later allegedly raped victim in car, official said.

accused also threatened victim with dire consequences if she told anyone about incident, he ded. When victim's parents ticed a change in her behaviour and questioned her on several occasions, mir confided in m, following which a complaint was lodged against accused on Wednesday.

A case has been registered against Waark under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.

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