MP: School hostel peon arrested for sexual assault on minor student

The accused has been identified as Ravindra Sen. Police said the incident took place on Thursday when the boy, 13, was alone in his hostel room

Updated on: Aug 25, 2023, 14:44:07 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A hostel peon of a residential school run by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Vidhyabharti in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a class 7 student, police said.

The accused has been identified as Ravindra Sen. Police said the incident took place on Thursday when the boy, 13, was alone in his hostel room.

Kolgawan police station in-charge Sudeep Soni said, “The 13-year-old student lives in the hostel of the residential school. The student was not feeling well, so he didn’t go to the class on Thursday. He was alone in his room when the peon came in for cleaning and asked him to take a bath to feel better.”

“Sen performed unnatural sex with the minor boy and threatened him with dire consequences,” added the officer.

Following the incident, the boy contacted his family and shared his ordeal. The boy’s father, who lives in Rewa, reached the school on Thursday afternoon and asked the administration to file a police complaint, said Soni.

Based on the complaint from the minor’s father, a first information report was registered on Thursday night under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) and subsequently, Sen was arrested, said police.

The minor boy’s family have alleged that the school administration tried to hide the incident and did not report it to the police.

“I asked the school administration to file the complaint but they showed no interest and tried to convince me that strict action would be taken against the peon and asked to not file a police complaint. I went to the police station with my son to file the complaint. We had to wait for three hours for medical. I want justice for my son,” said the father.

There has been no response from the school administration yet.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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