The parents of a three-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped inside a private school in Janakpuri last month, have expressed dissatisfaction with a Delhi court’s order granting bail to the class teacher arrested as a co-accused in the case.

Additional Sessions Judge Rohit Gulia of Dwarka Courts on Wednesday granted bail to the teacher saying that her judicial custody was not required as she had joined the investigation and not interfered with it. In its order, the court said the victim had not named the teacher and that no pending investigation remained against her.

“Without going into the authenticity of the allegations made therein, it is stated that the victim had not disclosed the name of the teacher in her initial complaint. Moreover, the accused was arrested after 13 days of the incident,” the order said. The teacher’s counsel told the court that six other teachers were present on campus on the day of the incident, along with nannies looking after 34 students.

The parents, however, have alleged that the crime was committed by the caretaker in connivance with the teacher, who was “identified by the child in front of the police”. They have also alleged that the accused tried to intimidate them via social media. The court has directed the investigating officer to counsel both the parties.