Imphal, April 28: Subsequent to the alleged rape of an 11-year old girl student by the founder of a school, All Manipur Scheduled Caste Students' Union has shut down the school and the parents removed their children from the said school.

Addressing a press conference in this connection today afternoon, general secretary of All Manipur Schedule Caste Students' Union A Nandakumar charged that the founder of the All Backward Scheduled Caste Welfare School located at Keirao Bitra of Imphal and lecturer in Ananda Higher Secondary School Mutum Jadumani violated the chastity of the minor girl.

The founder committed the crime on the 11-year old minor girl on April 17 after being drugged her inside the boarding room of the school run by the Keirao Women's Welfare Organisation with funding from the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Nandakumar said.

On that fateful day, the girl student did not go to attend class as she as not feeling well and taking advantage of the situation, the founder raped her.

Even after the committing the most despicable act on the minor girl, the founder threatened her with dire consequences if she tells anybody about the incident.

The founder also raped the girl over the next two days leading to excessive bleeding in her private part, the general secretary said.

When the girl asked for permission to go home, the founder did not allow her, he charged, adding that the wife of the founder too objected to going away of the girl from the boarding.

It was only after the friends of the girl and other senior students of the school, who concerned over the deteriorating condition of the girl, insisted on knowing why she was not being permitted to go that the matter came to light.

After the news of the incident spread, the accused Jadumani surrendered to the Irilbung Police yesterday, Nandakumar informed, adding that the medical examination of the victim was conducted at the Forensic Science unit of RIMS Hospital today.

Demanding surrender of the accused Jadumani and his wife to the student body within five days, Jadumani announced closure of the school permanently and also urged the Government to take up appropriate action against the accused.

As all the parents/guardians have taken out their children/wards from the school today, Nandakumar further appealed to the Government for taking up necessary arrangements so that the students of the school do not lost their academic year.

While informing that a complaint would be lodged with the National Commission for Scheduled Caste in connection with the incident, Nandakumar disclosed that the Ministry would also be intimated for cancellation of the registration of the school.

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