Convicted in Serious Crime, Man Hired by Pune School as PT Coach Molested Minor Girl for 2 Years

Pune: In another case of sexual harassment in Maharashtra, the Pimpri Chinchwad Police on Friday arrested a PTI teacher, principal, a trustee, seven staff members and four others of a school in Pune. According to the police, the accused in this case is a PT teacher who had been sexually harassing a minor girl student for the past two years. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the accused was employed at the school as a teacher despite having a criminal record where he served in jail in the past. "This is not the first time the PT teacher has faced such accusations. He was previously booked and arrested on charges of molestation and under the POCSO Act and had served time in jail," the police said. He added that the accused had been repeatedly molesting the minor girl in the current case.

School Retained the Accused Despite Criminal Record"Despite being a convicted offender, the school authorities retained him, which led to the arrest of the six other staff members, including the Principal and trustee, for their negligence and complicity in the case," they added. After the father of the minor girl filed a formal complaint against the accused, the police registered a case under the POCSO Act and Sections 74, 78, 79, 351(2), and 115(2) of the BNS at the Nigdi police station, under the Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate. Also Read: Badlapur Sexual Abuse Case: Mob Vandalised House of Accused, Chased Family AwayIn a separate case from Maharashtra, two minor girls studying in nursery in a reputed school in Badlapur, Thane district, was reportedly sexually assaulted by a janitor whom the girls used to address as 'Dada'. While sharing the horrific incident with their parents, the girls said, "dada took off clothes, and touched private parts". The Dada, identified as Akshay Shinde was arrested soon after. The incident triggered protests across the city afterwards. (With Inputs from ANI)