Jan 10, 2012: City teacher charged with rape of minor

TNN | Jan 10, 2012, 02.32AM IST

PANAJI: Well-known artist and art teacher from a city school Kanhaiya Naik, 45, was charged with raping a 17-year-old girl by Panaji police after medical examination suggested "vaginal penetration".

A rape case was filed after the medical examination report on the minor received from Goa medical college and hospital revealed that there is "evidence of healed hymenal tear suggestive of vaginal penetration prior to 7 days before the examination".

The girl was medically examined on January 6.

Naik, who was earlier charged with molesting the minor, is yet to be arrested. "He was admitted in a local hospital after he complained of uneasiness and is not yet discharged. He filed for anticipatory bail in the children's court and the mater has been kept for arguments on January 13," said police sources.

Police said that on December 29, 2011, Naik picked up the girl, a student, from her residence stating he would give her career guidance and took her to his flat at Ribandar. Police sources said Naik clicked photographs of the girl and also molested her. The incident came to light on December 31, 2011, when the girl's mother saw some marks on her neck. Sources said when her mother questioned the girl, she revealed that Naik had molested her.

Sources said that on Wednesday, the girl's parents and relatives went to the police station to file a complaint, but backtracked. Based on a complaint filed by an NGO, Children Right's of Goa, police on Thursday registered the case.

The case was, at first, registered under Section 341 (wrongful confinement), Section 354 (outraging modesty) of the IPC and Section 8(2) of Goa Children's Act (sexual assault). Charges under Section 376 (rape) was added recently, police sources said.

The police have strongly opposed the anticipatory bail of Naik, who is originally from Marcel, stating that they need to interrogate him. Sources added that the police are perplexed that despite repeatedly asking the minor about the rape in front of the NGO, she denied the same. "We have taken her statement twice in the presence of an NGO. She denied sexual intercourse with the accused Naik," said police sources.

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