Kamal Ghorui
INDORE: The class 10 student, who delivered a baby on Tuesday in the washroom of a govt school in Dhar district during her board examination, has told police that she had been sexually assaulted repeatedly over several months by a youth known to her.During medical examination and questioning by the police on Thursday in the presence of her parents, the minor claimed that she had met the accused during a garba celebration in 2024 following which they started talking to each other. The girl used her father’s phone to talk to the youth.According to the FIR, the accused first approached her in May 2025 and proposed to her. She alleged that when she refused his proposal, he took her to his rented accommodation and forcibly established physical relations with her. He allegedly threatened her with serious consequences if she disclosed the incident.The complaint further stated that the accused continued to contact her over phone and allegedly called her to his room multiple times, where he maintained physical relations with her again. Out of fear and social stigma, she did not inform her family and concealed the pregnancy, she told police.The teenager complained of severe abdominal pain during the examination and sought permission to step out. When she did not return for an extended period, school staff checked the washroom and found that she had delivered a baby boy. She was taken to a govt hospital. Doctors said both the minor and the newborn are stable.DSP Umakant Choudhary said a case has been registered and further investigation has been initiated.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
