Dehradun, June 2 -- Dehradun Police arrested a hostel warden of a special school for allegedly sexually abusing two mentally disabled students and also physically assaulting them, police officers aware of the matter said on Sunday, adding that the boys are siblings, aged 13, and 9. The 29-year-old accused is originally a resident of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh, said police. A first information report (FIR) was registered against the accused under sections 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 64 (2) (A) (rape) ad relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on May 30, they added. According to police, the FIR was based on the complaint of the minors' mother at the local police station. She enrolled her children in the special school in April, after finding information about the institution online. On May 30, when she came to meet her children at the school, they confided about their suffering to their mother, they added. "Given the seriousness of the crime, we immediately registered the FIR and started investigation into the matter. The minors were medically examined and the child welfare committee was apprised of the matter. We called an expert to communicate with the boys, so that their statements can be registered. We also confiscated the DVR of the CCTV cameras. Upon examining the footage and gathering visual evidence, we arrested the warden of the school," senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said. The accused was being produced in the court on Sunday, and was sent to 14-day judicial custody. "According to the minors, the accused sexually abused them last month and also used to beat them," said superintendent of police, city, Pramod Kumar. Chairperson of the child rights commission Geeta Khanna alleged that the school was being operated illegally. "The school was being run by a trust registered in Delhi. Since this school is limited to pre-preparatory level only, no educational recognition was taken from the authorities concerned for its operation," said Khanna. She added, "Upon receiving the complaint, our team inspected the school that also houses a hostel. It came to light that the school was being run on the first floor of a rented building. During the inspection, we found that the hostel was in a dilapidated condition. The school was neither following any kind of safety standards nor was there any provision of statutory permission. It was being run illegally." "The mother of the boys had admitted them in this school with the hope that they would be taken care of in a sensitive way. When she visited them on May 30, the minors insisted that their mother take them home. They then confided that the accused posted on night duty sexually abused them," she added. "The accused is a resident of Uttar Pradesh and had been working in the school since May 16. His police verification wasn't done," she said. "The school has been shut down. The child welfare committee will speak to the other children at the school. A thorough investigation into the matter will be carried out and strict action will be taken against the culprits," she added....