Hyderabad: Warden held for sodomising 2 boys
The incident came to light only after one of the boys, frightened by the repeated violations, called his parents in Mumbai and informed them.
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old man working as a warden at a private residential school in Rasoolpura village, Yalal, of Vikarabad district was taken into custody on Thursday by the police for alleged sodomising two boys, aged 12 and 13, at the school hostel.
The incident came to light only after one of the boys, frightened by the repeated violations, called his parents in Mumbai and informed them that he and his friend wanted to end their lives due to the abuse.
The accused, Maloth Dasarath, 24, a native of Shankarpally, had joined as warden of the boys’ hostel of the residential school about a year ago. On August 12, this year, Dasarath reportedly sodomised the boys aged 12 and 13, studying in Class VII and Class VIII, in their room at the hostel.
Further, he threatened the children with dire consequences if they reported the incident to the school authorities or their parents. The panicked boys, both neighbours from Peddemul village of Vikarabad district, kept mum and did not reveal the ordeal to their parents when they went for the Dasara vacation.
After their return to the hostel after the vacation, Dasarath again sodomised the children on October 29.
Worried about the children’s safety, the parents of one of the boys rushed to Yalal and lodged a complaint with the police on Thursday. The police registered a case under relevant sections of the POCSO Act and also under section 506 of IPC against Dasarath for the probe.
Vikarabad SP, M. Narayana, said that Dasarath has been taken into custody for the questioning. The accused was remanded and further investigation is underway.