Beas rape case: Protests against police inaction over Class 10 boy raping Class 2 student

Amritsar: Protesters staged a demonstration today against the management of a private school in Beas, 40 km from Amritsar, on Monday condemning the alleged rape of a Class 2 girl by a student of Class 10, which came to light on Friday. The protesters demanded a criminal case to be filed against the authorities as they sat on a dharna outside the school on National Highway-1 that connects Amritsar with Delhi, leading to a traffic jam. Police diverted traffic through link roads in the area.

According to sources, the incident happened last Friday within the school premises. Parents of the girl brought the matter to the knowledge of the police but it took over ten hours to register an FIR. The police have detained the accused and are questioning him.

Beas town also observed a shutdown to express solidarity with the protesters against the school authorities for their failure to prevent the crime.