Pune: A 35-year-old teacher of a private secondary school in Hadapsar was arrested on Monday on the charge of stalking a Standard IX student (14) from July. The police are also investigating an alleged lapse on the part of a woman teacher. She allegedly did not report the matter to the school authorities after the girl narrated her woes to her.
“The school has a complaint redressal system in place, but it did not receive any complaints,” senior inspector Santosh Pandhare from the Hadapsar police said on Tuesday. Pandhare said the girl’s mother (32) told the police in her complaint that the teacher constantly harassed her daughter by making unwelcome remarks when she would be in the classroom, playing with classmates on the school ground or going back home. The complainant accused the teacher of constantly monitoring her daughter’s movements and targeting her for no reason, like accusing her of blowing a whistle in the presence of other students.
“We recorded the statements of the girl and her mother, and registered a case related to stalking and sexual harassment under the BNS and the POCSO Act. The girl would be referred to a counselling session,” the officer said. We also published the following articles recently School teacher held on charge of stalking Std IX student A 35-year-old male teacher from a private secondary school in Hadapsar, Pune, has been arrested for allegedly stalking a 14-year-old student.
The girls mother filed a complaint after another female teacher failed to address the harassment issue despite being informed. The accused faces charges under multiple acts, and the investigation continues. Daund school teacher wanted in sexual harassment of student held Pune Rural police arrested a 42-year-old teacher from Daund taluka for sexually harassing a Standard VII student.
The school's principal was also arrested for not responding to the allegations. Charges were filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act. Teacher retraining on child protection laws has commenced.
Stalking minor girl & expressing love is sexual harassment under Pocso Act, rules Bombay high court The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court upheld a conviction of a 28-year-old man under the Pocso Act for stalking and harassing a 13-year-old girl in Amravati. Despite her clear disinterest, he persistently pursued her, resulting in a one-year rigorous imprisonment sentence. The court noted substantial evidence proving his harmful intent.
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