Gujarat: In a shocking incident, a class 10 student was raped by her teacher in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat. The incident took place on February 7 and the teacher has been arrested, informed the police. The victim had recently participated in Republic day event in her school where she had won admiration for her ‘Beti Batao, Beti Padhao’ speech.
The 33-year-old school teacher had lured the girl to a hotel on the pretence of his birthday celebrations and assaulted her. The teacher has been also accused of threatening the victim to fail her in the board exams.
Despite the circumstances, the 15-year-old victim has moved everyone by her courage and determination. She is preparing for her board exams which is starting from February 27. Her parents work as agricultural labourers. The girl has been praised by the principal also, who stated, “She is an outstanding student who has never missed classes. The way she is going through these challenging times with courage and determination is inspirational.”
Her uncle said, “We don’t want our future generation to toil as farm hands. After all, we are not landowners. We realise the importance of education.”
TOI quoted the victim, who sated, “I have always dreamt of becoming a police officer. Science and maths are my favourite subjects. I’ll choose my academic stream based on my board results.”
