Girls In UP School Molested By Hostel Warden Who Dresses Up As Ghost At Night

In a country where the increasing cases of sexual abuse have left women of the country in horror, no place is safe. While we talk about the risk of a woman in roads and clubs, we are here with a shameful example of an educational institution with prevalent cases of molestation.

According to TOI, Eight girls from This Kasturba Gandhi Residential Girls School in a Meerut block, have sent letters written in pencil to the District Magistrate explaining the physical torture and experiences they go through every night at the hostel. According to the girls, the warden covers her face to look like a ghost and frightens the girls every night. A note from a 10-year-old class V student read,

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“She carries a perfume-like liquid with her and keeps spraying it on certain girls. She also whispers, pretending to talk to a girl that doesn’t exist. She pulls our clothes and at times even arms and legs but we do not budge or open our eyes.”

It is reported that the school hostel has 100 girls, two teachers, and the warden staying in it. The hostel consists of 3 rooms with 20 beds in each where two girls are supposed to share a bed. Accordingly, one teacher should sleep in each room at night but that’s not the case.

There were letters from girls studying in the VI, VII and VIII standard which states that they have been subject to molestations by the teachers, who have their faces covered at night, on several occasions. A letter from a class VII girl says,

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“Our warden has also taken a few girls outside the school premises at night. She also came to my room and touched me inappropriately when I was half-asleep and I continued to pretend that I was asleep.”

If sources are to be believed, the parents of a few girls who have been sexually abused went to the local police station with their complaints. Surprisingly, their FIR was not lodged.

Speaking on the same, Meerut basic Shiksha Adhikari Satendra Kumar said an inquiry team has already been formed to investigate the matter. He also assured that strict action will be taken on submission of the report.

An inquiry, headed by the Kasturba Gandhi schools’ district coordinator and block education officer, has been set up. Prima facie, it has come to our knowledge that the children were being scared as part of a tiff between a full-time teacher and the warden. For the molestation charges, role of a class IV staff is being suspected. As soon the report is submitted, appropriate and strict action will be taken.

 

With shameful cases of molestations and sexual abuse crossing all limits the least we can expect is for the people in charge of the law to be strict. And most definitely, this case is a prime example that we are far from securing women safety which remains a pipe dream in the country.

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