Hyderabad, December 21:A 40-year-old teacher from a government high school here has been booked for allegedly raping a minor student repeatedly for a year, police said on Wednesday.
The incident came to light on Tuesday after a rape case was registered by Gandhinagar police against Suresh Goud, a physical education teacher, on the complaint of child rights activists from Mahila Samkhya and Bala Sangham.
The activists said the 14-year-old victim, studying in Bhoiguda government school in Secunderabad, is an orphan and was sexually abused by Goud for a year.
The minor girl has been sent for medical examination and the accused is absconding, police said.
–Agencies