General Education Minister V Sivankutty orders probe into Pocso case accused's presence at school event
The minister directed the deputy director of education, Thiruvananthapuram, to conduct an inquiry and submit a report.
The incident came as a major embarrassment to the government that had recently taken stern action against Pocso-accused teaching and non-teaching staff and even removed a few of them from service.
Vlogger Mukesh M Nair was roped in as one of the guests of the event held at Fort High School, West Fort.
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