In Lucknow, a four-year-old girl was allegedly 'digitally raped' by her school van driver, Mohd Arif, on July 14. The Indiranagar police arrested Arif, who also allegedly threatened the child’s family. The school manager, Sandeep Kumar, is named as a co-accused. The child's mother reported that the school ignored her complaints and attempted to suppress the incident.
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