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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Action soon on Pocso case accused's participation in Kerala school event: Minister V Sivankutty
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government will soon take appropriate action on the basis of the report of the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Thiruvananthapuram, on the incident in which Pocso case accused vlogger Mukesh M Nair participated as a guest in the reopening ceremony of a government school on June 2, General Education Minister V Sivankutty has said. The inquiry report of the DDE had concluded that the responsibility for the incident lies entirely on the headmaster of the school. 'It was not right to allow the participation of a Pocso case accused in the event. I would like to clarify that such persons should never be allowed to participate in any school event in the state,' the minister told reporters here on Wednesday. The minister said the headmaster had visited him earlier in the day and admitted that allowing the Pocso accused in the event was a mistake on the part of the school.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
POCSO case accused vlogger in school reopening event: Minister Sivankutty blames headmaster, teachers
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: General Education Minister V Sivankutty has said there was a lapse on the part of the headmaster and teachers of Fort High School in the capital in the incident in which vlogger Mukesh M Nair, who is a POCSO case accused, participated in the school reopening ceremony as a guest on June 2. "It was not right to allow the participation of a POCSO case accused in the event. I would like to clarify that such persons should never be allowed to participate in any school event in the state," the Minister told reporters here on Wednesday. The minister said the headmaster had visited him earlier in the day and admitted that allowing the POCSO accused in event was a mistake on the part of the school. Sivankutty also expressed dissatisfaction over the headmaster's explanation that he and teachers of the school did not know the vlogger's background as he was invited by a voluntary organisation that sponsors materials for students during school reopening. Meanwhile, an inquiry report by the Deputy Director of Education, Thiruvananthapuram, into the incident has reportedly concluded that there was a lapse on the part of the school authorities and has also reccomended disciplinary action against the headmaster. The inquiry was ordered by the Minister on Tuesday following complaints by the parents of children studying in the school. Last month, police had registered a case against the vlogger under the POCSO Act. He was accused of coercing a minor girl to appear in an inappropriate social media content without proper consent.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
General Education Minister V Sivankutty orders probe into Pocso case accused's presence at school event
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 'Praveshanotsavam' programme to welcome newcomers into the world of letters at a government school in Thiruvananthpuram has courted controversy following the participation of a Pocso case-accused vlogger as a guest at the event on Monday. Following complaints from parents, General Education Minister V Sivankutty ordered an inquiry into the incident. 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.
