BANGALORE: A skating instructor at a public school here was arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a six-year-old student even as protests continued for the fourth day against the incident.
It is the first arrest in the incident which occurred on July 2 and came to light on July 14 after a police complaint was lodged.
"Mustafa, a skating instructor, has been arrested," Bangalore Police commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar told PTI.
Police had been facing mounting public anger over delay in making any arrest in the horrific incident, which had triggered protests in the city.
As the intense public anger persisted over alleged inaction by police, civil society activists and parents of students studying at the city-based Vibgyor School where the incident happened, staged protests at Freedom Park.
The protests have taken a political turn also with BJP Minority Morcha staging demonstration demanding that police immediately arrest the guilty and punish the school management for not taking prompt action.
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