2-year-old sexually assaulted in Kolkata playschool, CCTV footage unavailable

A two-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted inside the premises of a playschool in Kolkata’s Diamond Harbour area. The father of the victim has filed a complaint in this regard at Thakurpukur police station on Wednesday, two days after the incident. The incident took place on July 2.

The father said the private parts of the boy were found bleeding on July 2. An FIR has been registered against unknown persons under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act.

A primary medical report has hinted at sexual assault. On July 2, when the mother of two-year old child went to pick him up from school, she found the child crying inconsolably. Later, when the mother took the child to the washroom upon reaching home, she found his private parts were bleeding, the complaint said.

“We rushed him to a doctor, who suspected that an object was inserted in his rectum due to which it was in a swollen condition,” the father mentioned in the police report.

He further alleged that the school’s CCTVs weren’t working since June 26 and authorities declined to show them the footage. “We requested the principal and authorities to show us CCTV footage. But they informed us that their CCTV cameras weren’t working properly since June 26. We suspect the school authorities might have intentionally deleted the footage,” the father’s complaint said.

The father of the two-year-old said even the doctor was shocked to see the condition of the child.