In yet another gruesome incident, a 16-year-old girl student was brutally raped by her English teacher in Pasighat in East Siang district. What is shocking is that the minor was raped after the teacher had summoned her to his quarters on the pretext of “discussing syllabus.” Apart from committing the heinous crime of raping a minor girl, the disgraced teacher has broken the trust between teacher and student. The relationship between the students and teachers is considered pious. It is built on trust and respect.
The police should carry out a watertight investigation to make sure that the accused teacher, identified as Nong Jamoh (38), is strongly punished for the heinous crime. No one should come forward to extend any kind of support to him. The nature of the allegation against him is very severe and, if true, he does not deserve any mercy. Further, the education department should immediately start an inquiry and terminate him from service. A person like him should not have any place in a civilised society. Also, learning from this incident, the education department should come out with proper dos and don’ts for the students and teachers. No girl student should be allowed to visit the house of a male teacher. All the education-related matters should be discussed at the school itself.