Navi Mumbai: Koparkhairane police has arrested a 35-year-old lady teacher for engaging in sexually explicit behaviour with a student via Instagram chat. The class X boy, had video recorded the incidents and saved in his phone. His mother while going through his phone, found the video and when she confronted him, he told that it was his class teacher.
Complaint Filed After Parents Discovered the Videos
After the mother found about the incident, she approached Koparkhairane police station and filed a complaint, after which the police arrested the female teacher.
Accused Resides in Ulwe, Victim from Koparkhairane
According to the information received from the police, the 35-year-old female teacher accused of the alleged sexual harassment of the student, is a resident of Ulwe and the victim boy lives in Koparkhairane.
“The teacher being his class teacher was well acquainted with him. According to the police, the teacher then exposed her semi-naked body to the student and behaved obscenely in the video chat. The victim student, screen recorded the video and kept it saved in his mobile phone,” a police officer from Koparkhairane police station said.
On Sunday, when the victim's mother checked her son's mobile phone, she came across the video of the teacher in a semi-naked state, besides making obscene gestures and speech as well. Angered by this incident, the parents of the victim filed a complaint at the Koparkhairane police station on Monday.
Teacher Booked Under POCSO Act, Sent to Police Custody
Accordingly, a case was registered against the female teacher under sections 11 and 12 of the POCSO Act and she was arrested, senior police inspector Audumber Patil from Koparkhairane police station said. “She was presented before the court on Tuesday and was remanded to police custody for a day,” Patil added.
