Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) A 43-year-old private school teacher was arrested on the charges of sexually assaulting a Class 9 boy in Ashok Nagar, Chennai.
The accused, identified as Sudhakar (43), was a Tamil teacher at the school.
He was arrested after a case was registered against him under three sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The incident came to light when the boy developed health complications.
Concerned about the boy’s condition, his parents enquired, and the child alleged that Sudhakar had sexually harassed him.
Due to an infection, the boy was admitted to Royapettah Government Hospital for treatment. Following a complaint by the parents, the K.K. Nagar police initially registered a case and launched an investigation.
The case was later transferred to the Saidapet All-Women Police Station.
Meanwhile, the school administration announced that Sudhakar had been dismissed.
It may be recalled that a few days before a 13-year-old girl from a government school in Bargur, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, had accused three of her teachers of rape.
The incident occurred in the first week of January and came to light only on February 3, when schoolteachers visited the girl’s home to investigate her prolonged absence from school.
Tamil Nadu opposition leader and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) expressed shock over the incident.
In a social media post, he criticised the DMK government for “failing” to ensure students’ safety in government schools and called upon Chief Minister M. K. Stalin to take full responsibility for the incident.
BJP Tamil Nadu Chief K. Annamalai condemned the incident and said sexual assault on women and girls had become a horrifying reality in Tamil Nadu.
–IANS
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