Overview

• Twenty-four students in classes eight to ten at a Sirmaur district school filed a June 20 complaint alleging inappropriate touching by their teacher.
• School authorities forwarded the complaint to police and the school’s anti-sexual harassment committee, prompting the teacher’s arrest on June 23.
• Investigators have charged the educator under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
• A June 21 meeting with parents revealed that most guardians had been unaware of the harassment until the complaint emerged.
• The Directorate of School Education has ordered a preliminary inquiry while the teacher remains in custody following a three-day remand.