Minor raped in NDMC school, action taken against authorities (Lead)

New Delhi Aug 10 (IANS) The 37-year-old electrician accused of raping a 6-year-old girl studying in Class 2 of a New Delhi Municipal Corporation school was suspended along with the headmistress here on Friday.
The electrician had committed the crime after talomg the child inside a pump room on the school premises.
The accused was arrested on Thursday evening after the girl identified him and a case was registered against him under the relevant section of the IPC and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The NDMC also suspended its electric department s Assistant Engineer Junior Engineer and the Lineman.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who holds the education portfolio ordered a probe into the incident.
"I spoke to the NDMC chairman and had demanded a report."
"Our government was demanding CCTVs across all the schools to protect our daughters and avoid incidents like this " he said.
Earlier in the day about 50 parents who have their kids admitted in the school staged a protest against the school authorities.

--IANS sp-nks-mg/anp/sed