Intruder molests Class 1 student in Sobo school

Fear gripped a South Mumbai school after an unknown person allegedly entered the school premises in Dongri and molested a Class 1 student.

The police said the unidentified accused entered the premises on April 5 at around 2pm and picked up the six-year-old girl and took her to a toilet with his hand over her mouth.

An officer from Dongri police station said, “The girl did not get a chance to raise an alarm because the accused instantly put his hand over her mouth after overpowering her. However, her three classmates, who were in the toilet at the same time, came to her rescue and screamed for help, after which the accused left the girl and ran away.” Initially, the girls did not complain to anyone, but when they saw the same person in the school premises the next day they informed their parents, the police said. The parents approached the Dongri police station on Friday after meeting with the faculty and principal.

An officer further added, “The girls have said a person aged between 25 and 30 years would come to their school with a hav ersack on his back. Two girls say they remember the face of the accused, so we are investigating accordingly.”

The police are also looking into how the school’s security guard let an unknown person enter the premises.

They are also looking through the CCTV footage from inside the school premises.