The director and assistant of a school in the state of Maharashtra of India was arrested, while four teachers and two trusts were arrested for allegedly stripping about 10 girls to verify if they were menstruating, Indian Express reported on Thursday.
In a statement published on Wednesday, the police said the school staff informed the teachers and the director of blood stains in the bathrooms. To find who was responsible, the girls of classes 5-10 were called to the Convention Room, where they were shown photos of blood stains in the toilet and in the tiles.
Then the students were asked to reveal who was in their periods. The teachers took details, including the impressions of thumb, of the girls who raised their hands, and took the rest of the girls to the bathrooms where they were stripped and reviewed by the attendees, the statement added.
According to Thane Rural Police staff, the accused director asked the daughter of one of the demanding parents why she was using a sanitary lime when she was not menstruating, accusing the girl of lying and taking her thumb impression strongly.
Police said that measures were taken against the administration and administration of the school after several parents protested at school on Wednesday, looking for “strict action” against management and teachers after girls arrived home crying and told them about the experience.
“The defendant’s act equals mental harassment of girls,” said one of the mothers in his complaint.
According Indian ExpressPolice said one of the parents registered a case against the director of the school, four teachers, the assistant and two trusts.
All the defendants were reserved under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to women with the intention of indignanting their modesty) and 76 (assault or use of the criminal force to women with the intention of undressing) of the Criminal Code of India, as well as the relevant sections of the protection of children of children of the Law of Sexual Crimes.
The Prime Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, issued directives for strict action against those responsible, the Minister of Water, Girish Mahajan, said the legislative assembly of the State, according to Hindustan Times.
A senior police officer said that the arrested, both women, will be produced before court on Thursday, the report added.
Police were identifying witnesses and gathering more students.
