- May 15, 2023
Teacher: Teacher held for sex assault bid on 15 schoolgirls in UP | India News – Times of India
SHAHJAHANPUR: A computer teacher of a government school in a village in Tilhar area of UP’s Shahjahanpur has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to sexually assault 15 girl students, mostly dalits. All theseminor students are in class VII and VIII.
As the accused teacher was allegedly supported by the school principal and an assistant teacher, all the three have been booked under sections 354 (attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman), 352 (punishment for assault or criminal force)and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC, along with relevant sections of the Pocso Act and the SC/ST Act after the issue was raised by one of the teachers of the same school on Saturday.
Basic Shiksha Adhikari Kumar Gaurav said, “The head teacher and the assistant teacher have been suspended with immediate effect, and a departmental enquiry has been ordered against them.”
Theteacher was sent to jail on Sunday after the statements of all the girls were recorded by police in the presence of their guardians. The students told police that their teacher used to touch them inappropriately. The girls were later taken to district hospitalfor medico-legal examination.
This issue came into light when one of the girls told her father that her 30-year-old computer teacher used to inappropriately touch her and other girl students after school hours. The parents of these girls then raided the school and also recovered used condoms from the school’s toilet.
The police were informed and a complaint was lodged on Saturday evening against the school’s head teacher, the computer teacher and a female assistant teacher at Tilhar police station during midnight hours.
SSP Shahjahanpur told TOI, “The allegations are grave as all the girls are aged between 12 to 15 years and they had given their statements against the accused teacher. Circle officer of Tilhar, Prayank Jain, is carrying out the investigation. Ali has been sent to jail. We are also investigating the role of two other teachers.”
As the accused teacher was allegedly supported by the school principal and an assistant teacher, all the three have been booked under sections 354 (attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman), 352 (punishment for assault or criminal force)and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC, along with relevant sections of the Pocso Act and the SC/ST Act after the issue was raised by one of the teachers of the same school on Saturday.
Basic Shiksha Adhikari Kumar Gaurav said, “The head teacher and the assistant teacher have been suspended with immediate effect, and a departmental enquiry has been ordered against them.”
Theteacher was sent to jail on Sunday after the statements of all the girls were recorded by police in the presence of their guardians. The students told police that their teacher used to touch them inappropriately. The girls were later taken to district hospitalfor medico-legal examination.
This issue came into light when one of the girls told her father that her 30-year-old computer teacher used to inappropriately touch her and other girl students after school hours. The parents of these girls then raided the school and also recovered used condoms from the school’s toilet.
The police were informed and a complaint was lodged on Saturday evening against the school’s head teacher, the computer teacher and a female assistant teacher at Tilhar police station during midnight hours.
SSP Shahjahanpur told TOI, “The allegations are grave as all the girls are aged between 12 to 15 years and they had given their statements against the accused teacher. Circle officer of Tilhar, Prayank Jain, is carrying out the investigation. Ali has been sent to jail. We are also investigating the role of two other teachers.”
