According to the students, the teacher touched their private parts while doing a body search and made "lewd" comments about them.
Digital
Desk: On Tuesday, an Agra school teacher was charged
with sexually harassing a group of female students under the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The minor girls had reported to District Magistrate Navneet Singh
Chahal at the district headquarters about the teacher. An RTI activist
accompanied the girls and persuaded them to report the teacher's inappropriate
behaviours.
According to the students, the teacher touched their private parts
while doing a body search and made "lewd" comments about them.
The girls had reported the incident to their parents, who
contacted the police. The accused was apprehended on May 13 but freed the
following night.
Following the pupils'
complaint to the District Magistrate on Tuesday, Agra Police Commissioner
directed that a case be made against the teacher. The matter is now being
investigated.
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