Gorakhpur: A 15-year-old Class 10 student of a private girls’ inter college was allegedly raped for four months by a 29-year-old teacher, who is also the son of the school manager, in the Gola area of Gorakhpur. Police have registered an FIR against the accused and launched a search to nab him.The accused allegedly coerced the Class 10 student by threatening to fail her in examinations while promising to sponsor her higher education.According to police, an FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rape, along with stringent sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.The girl’s father works in Mumbai, while she lives with her mother and younger sister in a village.According to the complaint, around four months ago, Prateek Tripathi, 29, summoned her to his office cabin after school hours. Finding her alone, he allegedly molested her. When she resisted, Tripathi allegedly threatened to fail her in the exams and defame her publicly.He subsequently raped her and took her mobile phone number to keep in touch. Over the next four months, Tripathi allegedly repeatedly exploited her, enticing her with promises of getting her admitted to a city school in Gorakhpur, renting accommodation for her and bearing all her educational expenses.The situation escalated recently when the teenager refused to meet him. Enraged by this, the accused allegedly leaked an audio recording of their phone conversation online.Devastated, the teenager allegedly attempted to take her life. The girl’s grandfather accompanied her to Gola police station on Friday to file a formal complaint.Police revealed that Tripathi was married about a year and a half ago and has a two-and-a-half-month-old daughter.Circle officer, Gola, Darvesh Kumar, said, “An FIR has been registered based on the complaint under rape and Pocso Act sections.
