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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Teacher held on charge of sexual harassment
Pune: A 40-year-old PT teacher was arrested on Thursday night by Chandannagar police on charges of sexually harassing a 14-year-old female student between Tuesday and Thursday. Senior inspector Seema Dhakane, while talking to TOI, said the teacher was giving a lecture at a local school when he allegedly made inappropriate comments to girl students. "He reportedly suggested that boys would be interested in them if they exercised in the gym and maintained themselves well. While he did not physically touch the girls, one student was offended by his remarks and reported the incident to her mother," the officer said. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against the teacher. He has been charged under section 79 (insulting the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. "We recorded the statements of the girl and other students. Our investigation was completed within 24 hours and a chargesheet was filed against the teacher. He was produced before the special court that remanded him in 14-day judicial custody," the officer said. The accused teacher is currently lodged in the Yerawada Central Jail.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Cops detain three, rescue farm worker from Beed
1 2 3 Pune: Chandannagar police on Wednesday detained three men from Rajegaon in Beed district and rescued a 30-year-old sugarcane farm worker. Two of the three men allegedly abducted the farm worker around 8am on June 30. When the worker did not return home late that night, his wife (25) contacted all her relatives to enquire about her husband. No one knew where her husband was. Further inquiry revealed that two men abducted him and took him to Rajegaon in Beed district. Senior inspector Seema Dhakane of Chandannagar police told TOI, "The victim is a sugarcane farm worker. He took an advance payment of Rs2 lakh last year from a labour contractor, who provides farm workers in Solapur and other districts." You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune "Last year, before Diwali, the victim worked at a farm for 15 days and left without informing anyone. He did not return the money," Dhakane said. "The labour contractor and others were searching for the worker to recover their money. They came to Pune and halted at Chandannagar. Coincidently, the victim just came in front of them and they took him into a car to Beed to recover money," she said. "Our team studied the CCTV footage of the spot and identified the registration number of the vehicle. It led us to Rajegaon," she said.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Time of India
Donation box with cash stolen from temple
Pune: Thieves broke into the Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Paduka temple on Old Mundhwa Road in Chandannagar, sometime between June 17 and 18, decamping with a donation box containing around Rs16,000. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to senior inspector Seema Dhakane of Chandannagar police, the temple unfortunately lacks CCTV surveillance and security guards. "However, investigators have obtained a footage showing two men on a motorcycle behaving suspiciously near the temple. Two police teams are currently following up on leads to identify the suspects. We hope to solve the case at the earliest," she said.
