Baripada: An assistant engineer of Shymakhunta block in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district was arrested for allegedly performing unnatural sexual acts with several male students of a government-run tribal residential school.

The accused, identified as Prashant Kumar Senapati (45), visited Bhanjabhumi Sanskrit Vidyalaya in Harishchandrapur village and inspected ongoing development works of the school on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT

Police sources said the engineer reportedly took nine hostel inmates to an under-construction toilet building and asked them different questions.

In the evening, the accused again reached the school hostel and lured the boys to the under-construction toilet. Taking advantage of the secluded spot, he reportedly touched the private parts of the minors at around 7 pm. Senapa

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