A government school teacher has been arrested in Gujarat’s Amreli district for allegedly molesting four girl students and raping one of them, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rajula) Nayana Goradiya said on Saturday.
According to the DSP, the parents immediately contacted the police, following which the police team, along with the Station Officer, reached the school and initiated an inquiry.
A complaint under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and charges of rape were registered at Jafrabad Town Police Station on Friday, Goradiya said. She added that the accused had been arrested and taken into police custody.
Explaining how the alleged incidents came to light, Goradiya said the Jafrabad Police Station team had been conducting seminars on ‘Good Touch and Bad Touch’ at the school under Amreli district’s ‘Mission Smile’ initiative. The parents immediately contacted the police, following which the police team, along with the Station Officer, reached the school and initiated an inquiry, according to the DSP. “During the initial inquiry and investigation, several facts came to light–specifically, that the accused used to call these female students into the staff room under the pretext of having them make tea, where he would molest them, and committed rape against one student,” Goradiya said.
