Bengaluru class 9 girl withdraws sexual abuse claim against mom, says she was angry over punishment

BENGALURU: In a case that initially stunned the city, a class 9 student had accused her mother of sexually harassing and assaulting her in the guise of "teaching" her about post-marital intimacy. But in a dramatic twist, the girl has told a juvenile court that there was no sexual misconduct and that she was only angry with her mother for punishing her for her mischievous behaviour. The case, which surfaced in late June, shook the parent community and baffled police officers. While investigators have handled several cases of fathers or step-fathers accused of sexually abusing their daughters, they said it was the first instance on record of a mother being booked for such allegations. The girl lived with her 45-year-old mother, who works in a private company. She has an elder sister p