A Seven-year-old student of a Malad school has alleged that she was raped in her school bathroom on Thursday. Thousands of parents gathered outside the school on Friday following the incident to protest against the school authorities and have demanded that the school authorities, principal and teachers be booked. The school was blamed for not taking immediate action over repeated complaints by the child regarding the harassment and abuse by her peers.

According to the police, the Std I student reached home around 6.30 pm on Thursday when her parents noticed that she seemed unwell. She went to sleep without changing out of her school uniform. When her mother tried to change her clothes as she slept, she noticed bloodstains on her clothes. The mother, police said, spoke to the child who revealed that another child took her into the school bathroom, took off her clothes and painted on her private parts with chalk. The parents took the girl to the doctor immediately and she has been admitted for treatment.