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A medical examination reportedly revealed the woman’s pregnancy, who claimed the child belongs to the 13-year-old boy, while the authorities ordered a DNA test
Police had arrested the woman four days after she and her minor student disappeared. (@SachinGuptaUP/X)
A 23-year-old female tutor, who had allegedly “kidnapped” her minor student, has been found five months’ pregnant and has claimed that the child belongs to him.
Police had arrested the woman on April 30, four days after her houdini act at the Rajasthan border as the duo had set out on a long journey crossing four states. She said the child belongs to the 13-year-old boy, which is why they had both escaped.
The case has prompted concerns over child safety in cases in informal settings such as tutorial classes. According to reports, a medical examination revealed the woman’s pregnancy even as the authorities have ordered a DNA test.
Officials said as per preliminary interrogation, the teacher and the student, who attended tuition classes at her home, decided to leave together due to scolding by their respective family members. Police are still investigating the nature of their relationship.
A police officer said the duo lived in the same location and had known each other for two to three years. On April 25, the student went missing.
Police said the CCTV footage captured him and the teacher moving together. He said the duo travelled to Delhi from Surat before visiting Vrindavan and Jaipur.
“They were looking for a new location and headed back to Gujarat when the police traced the teacher’s location on a private bus near the Rajasthan border, some 390 km from Surat. They were held in the wee hours of Wednesday and brought back to Surat,” said DCP Bhagirath Gadhvi.
The boy told police that he decided to leave his parents after being scolded over studies, while the teacher claimed she was pulled up over work, he said.
The police officer further said the investigation was launched after the boy’s father lodged an FIR accusing the teacher of kidnapping his son. Police used human and technical surveillance to track down the runaway teacher’s location, Gadhvi said.
(With PTI inputs)
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