Avadh Kishore Verma also revealed that just a few days earlier, staff at the same Catholic school had forcibly removed a Tulsi mala from the neck of a Hindu girl student.
A video of the incident was circulated on social media, following which a case was registered against the accused at the Kundapur Rural Police Station.
He made this controversial remark on 20 April while visiting the victim’s family, in response to a journalist’s question.
Vipul Thakar alleged that the attackers not only misbehaved with them but also insulted the temple and Hindu Deities.
The victim alleged that Constable Arun spiked her drink with an intoxicant and then sexually assaulted her.
The victim was a fifth-grade student at the madarasa and had been staying in the hostel since July 2024.
They also spat on the Govardhan Puja. As soon as the news of this incident came to light, the City MLA and the State Government Minister Kapil Dev Aggarwal rushed to the site and directed Police officials to arrest the accused.
After some time, the Police inspector came, he removed my under garments and started beating me up on my private parts.
Following the incident, the Police registered a case against both individuals and arrested them.
Arshad intercepted her when she went to Moodbidri market in the evening and assaulted her.