PE teacher held for sexually assaulting students

The students claim that the PE teacher used to touch them inappropriately

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: As the latest development in the case of sexual assault of students in the city, the Hebbal police arrested the 54-yearold physical education teacher of a government school and are further interrogating him.

The accused was identified as Anjanappa, who was transferred to a government school in Hebbal just eight months ago, had allegedly misbehaved with the students on the pretext of teaching them. According to the police, the teacher’s alleged misdeeds came to light after at least 13 students from Classes 8 to 9 told their parents about Anjanappa’s misbehaviour.

The parents then took up the matter with the headmaster of the school, who launched an investigation into the allegations. Following this, a complaint was filed at the jurisdictional police against Anjanappa. A police inspector wh o h a d investigated the case said, “The teacher had allegedly sexually assaulted the students over a period of two to three months.

A case has been taken up based on the complaint from the school headmaster,” he said. The police have booked him under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act pertaining to sexual assault and sexual harassment, as well as Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with molestation