JAIPUR: A former student of a private school in city’s C-Scheme area has registered an FIR against a teacher for touching her inappropriately.
This incident is second of its kind to be reported from the school in the last few days.
A case has been registered against the accused under Section 354 (using criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The SHO of Ashok Nagar police station, Vikram Singh Rathore, said, "The girl had written to the DCP South office and we registered the FIR. The girl is a 2019-20 batch pass out. She was in class 12, when the teacher took such steps. She did not complain then as her session was about to end. However, when another teacher was arrested on the similar charges, she gathered courage to speak up."
"We are investigating the matter and will talk to the girl soon," he said.
As per the FIR, the girl is 21 years old. When she had informed her parents about the harassment by the teacher earlier, they decided not to proceed with the matter.
Sanyukt Abhibhavak Sangh spokesperson Abhishek Jain said, "This is such a shameful matter that two teachers from the same reputed school are now under scanner for molesting girl students. Our children are not safe in schools even after we pay such hefty fees. The government must take immediate action against the teachers and the cases should be completed soon."
Earlier, a girl had lodged an FIR against teacher Nikhil Jose, who was later on arrested and later released on bail.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
