Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Karnataka Principal Booked Over Alleged Assault Of Class 9 Student
A 15-year-old student at a government residential school in Karnataka made a serious allegation against the school principal.
She said the alleged assault happened in the school’s medicine room.
She also said there was another alleged incident later that week.
The student told classmates, and the information reached teachers and her parents.
Her parents then went to the police.
Police registered a case against the principal.
Officials recorded the student’s statement with child welfare officials present.
The investigation is still continuing, and more information has not yet been reported.
A 15-year-old Class 9 student at a government-run residential school in Chikkaballapur allegedly accused principal Eshwara Reddy of sexual assault.
The alleged incidents reportedly occurred in the school’s medicine room on September 26 and again later that week, according to the student’s complaint.
The student said the principal allegedly behaved inappropriately, assaulted her and threatened her against telling anyone.
After the student told classmates, the matter reached teachers and her parents, who approached police on September 27.
Dibburahalli police registered an FIR and began investigating; the student’s statement was recorded on September 28 in the presence of child welfare officials.
- Who
- A 15-year-old Class 9 student and school principal Eshwara Reddy are central to the case.
- What
- Police registered an FIR over the student’s allegation of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct by the principal.
- When
- The student identified September 26 as one alleged incident and referred to another incident later that week; her statement was recorded on September 28.
- Where
- Morarji Desai Model Residential School near the 11th Mile in Gorlummanahalli village, Shidlaghatta taluk, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka.
- Why
- The student’s parents approached police after learning of the allegation, prompting a case and investigation.
- Student’s age
- 15
- Student’s class
- Class 9
- School
- Government-run Morarji Desai Model Residential School
- Accused
- Principal Eshwara Reddy
- Reported location
- The school’s medicine room
- Police action
- Dibburahalli police registered an FIR and began an investigation
- Statement date
- September 28, in the presence of child welfare officials