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??Agra: Hours before the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance for awarding death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age, a class VIII student of a junior high school in Barauli Ahir under Tajganj police station here alleged that a teacher had tried to rape her. Later, we made a distress call to ‘Dial 100’ and informed them about the teacher’s conduct. Further, he used to tell that other girl students had become his friends and I should also accept his friendship,” she claimed.“On Friday, while Alfrer was molesting me, my classmate saw us. When I returned to class, she enquired about the act and then advised me to inform my parents,” she added.Speaking to TOI, the minor’s father said, “On Saturday, when we confronted the teacher in front of the school principal, the latter rejected the allegations and misbehaved with us. After my daughter spoke against the teacher, a few more students came forward and told police how they too were molested in school.”Station house officer of Tajganj Shailendra Singh said, “A few students have shared their self-shot videos in which they have alleged to have been harassed by the teacher..