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Published 19:20 IST, November 23rd 2019

Hyderabad: School headmaster held on rape charges

The Headmaster of a school and his wife were arrested following allegations of rape leveled against him by a minor girl student, police said on Saturday

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The Headmaster of a school and his wife were arrested following allegations of rape leveled against him by a minor girl student, police said on Saturday.

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Rape allegations

A case was registered over allegations of rape and forcing girl students to work, they said.

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The girl complained on Friday and a case relating to rape charges and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act was registered.

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The principal and his wife have been arrested and sent to judicial custody, they added.

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Updated 19:39 IST, November 23rd 2019