Mumbai: Ex-principal, teacher convicted for sexual assault on deaf students
A Mumbai court has found a former headmaster and a retired teacher guilty of sexually assaulting three students at a school for deaf and aphasic children between 2013 and 2014.
Both men were sentenced to two years in jail and fined ₹25,000 each, after the court noted they had taken advantage of their trusted roles and the students' disabilities.
How the case unfolded—and what happens next
The trial made sure to respect the victims' needs, with statements recorded on video and translated by sign-language experts.
The judge relied on steady testimony from one survivor and an eyewitness, even though some witnesses changed their stories after so many years.
Each survivor will get ₹15,000 as compensation from the fines collected, plus possible extra support from state legal services.
An activist helped bring the case forward back in 2014—her intentions were found to be genuine.