Teacher arrested under Pocso Act for harassing Class I student in Coimbatore
Pocso Act
on Thursday, for harassing a Class I student at a private school in the city.
The arrested has been identified as Sivakumar, 36, of Seeranaickenpalayam in the city.
He was working at a private school in Bommayapalayam near Vadavalli. Police said investigation revealed that Sivakumar was in the habit of misbehaving with boy students during class hours.
A Class I student who was affected, informed his parents about the incident, following which they filed a complaint with the district children welfare committee on Wednesday. The boy's parents also and lodged a police complaint.
Sivakumar was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and subsequently arrested. He was produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody.
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