However, a report in The Times of India said that Kharat, chairman of the school Gajanan Kokare, trustees and other staff were arrested for not informing the police about the crime.
Sources also claimed in the News18 report that three of out of the 12 victims were suspected to be pregnant. All the 12 girls are believed to be in the age group of 12-14 years.
The report also said that the girls told their families about the assault after returning home for Diwali holidays.
“During Diwali, many girls were running and playing. But three girls (who are related to her) were sitting quietly in a corner. When we asked them why they were not playing, they said they had stomach pain and were feeling something heavy in their stomachs. When we took them to the doctor, he told us that these girls were pregnant,”DNA quoted Bulesterni Sati Bhosale, deputy sarpanch of Halkheda village, as saying.
