KOLKATA: A 40-year-old Biology teacher was arrested by the Ekbalpore Police for allegedly outraging the modesty of a 16-year-old student who had gone to his residence to attend special classes for her upcoming exams. The arrest was carried out on the basis of a specific complaint by the victim's father.
The police are likely to ask the girl to record her statement before a magistrate soon. The police said they had slapped stringent POCSO sections read along with molestation under the IPC sections.
According to police, the victim's father - the family resides in the Mominpore area - came to the police station on October 7 around 8.30 am and alleged that his daughter's Biology teacher had misbehaved with her.
"It was alleged that the accused touched her inappropriately and even tried to forcefully kiss her. "The accused had tried to take advantage of the victim's loneliness - she was asked to stay back in the room alone - during her tuition classes located on the second floor of the accused's premises," said DC (Port) Zafar Ajmal Kidwai.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
