Gumla: A primary govt school teacher of Simdega district was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl of his school over a prolonged period of time and threatening to kill her if she revealed the matter, police said on Monday.The survivor’s maternal grandmother on Sunday lodged an FIR against the teacher under sections 65(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and sections 4 and 6 of the Pocso Act.Simdega DSP Ranveer Singh said, “The survivor is a Class V student of a primary school. She lives with her maternal grandmother as her parents are migrant workers employed outside the state.”The accused has been taken into custody and further legal proceedings are under way, police said.
