The police are additionally inspecting a handwritten notice that factors to the involvement of two others
Chennai:
A 31-year-old physics instructor has been arrested in Coimbatore after the dying by suicide of a Class 12 scholar who he allegedly sexually assaulted earlier this yr.
There was public outcry within the metropolis after WhatsApp chats and an audio dialog that NDTV couldn’t independently confirm, went viral suggesting sexual abuse of two different women by the identical instructor.
The police are additionally inspecting a handwritten notice that factors to the involvement of two others. Chatting with NDTV, a senior officer stated, “The sexual assault seems to have taken place within the first half of this yr”.
The police have additionally arrested the headmistress of the personal faculty for not appearing on the lady’s criticism, beneath the legislation to stop sexual offences towards kids.
Vidya Reddy, Founding father of Tulir, a non-profit working towards baby sexual abuse, says, “That is what faculties ought to grasp. It is not a mirrored image of the varsity. It is a reflection of someone within the faculty. The way in which they deal with the abuse as soon as its reported or disclosed, that may be a reflection of the varsity.”
In a press release, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin stated, “Perversion of some has snatched away a scholar’s life. Faculties ought to make sure there isn’t a sexual harassment. We’d current the perpetrators earlier than legislation and guarantee girls security.”
Solely just lately, just a few lecturers from outstanding Chennai faculties have been arrested after current and previous college students alleged sexual harassment. In a few of these circumstances too, the senior administration had allegedly chosen to cowl up regardless of stories of sexual violation coming to their data.
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