Principal accused of molesting girl granted bail

KOLKATA: The principal of an English medium school who was accused of molesting a Class-XII student surrendered before the Alipore court on Wednesday. He was granted bail on surety of Rs 700.
According to the complaint lodged by the girl, the accused, Jayanta Banerjee, molested her when she went to his office to submit a project paper. Though the victim was accompanied by two other teachers, they had later left the room.Banerjee then locked the door from inside and allegedly molested the girl for 20 minutes.
Though the girl lodged a complaint at Behala police station on Sunday, her family alleged that police did not take any action. "Almost three days had passed since my niece lodged the complaint. But police did not arrest him. The accused later surrendered before the court and was granted bail which he should not have been given," said the victim's maternal uncle.
The principal's lawyer, however, claimed that Banerjee was framed by the girl. "Earlier, the principal had rebuked the girl several times since she was not good in studies and had failed in the examination. The girl framed the principal deliberately to take revenge," said Saikat Dutta Majumdar, the lawyer.