Teacher arrested for sexually harassing class 9 student News Today

  • | Wednesday | 23rd June, 2021

Chennai: A teacher of a government-aided school in Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram district was arrested under the POCSO Act on charges of sexually harassing a class 9 student. Employed by the school as a science teacher Habeeb Mohammed allegedly took the students' mobile numbers under the pretext of coaching them. Habeeb was arrested based on a complaint filed by a student. The student who lodged the complaint stated that if anyone refused Habeeb would threaten to lower their scores or fail them. In the audio clips of his purported conversation with the child that went viral Habeeb is heard making sexually inappropriate conversation with the student and inviting her to his house without her parents' knowledge.

Chennai: A teacher of a government-aided school in Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram district was arrested under the POCSO Act on charges of sexually harassing a class 9 student. Employed by the school as a science teacher Habeeb Mohammed allegedly took the students mobile numbers under the pretext of coaching them. Habeeb was arrested based on a complaint filed by a student. The complainant stated that he would then call them up and talk inappropriately and tell students to come to his home for special classes. The student who lodged the complaint stated that if anyone refused Habeeb would threaten to lower their scores or fail them. In the audio clips of his purported conversation with the child that went viral Habeeb is heard making sexually inappropriate conversation with the student and inviting her to his house without her parents knowledge. He is heard naming and making obscene comments about several other girls studying at the school. He had also allegedly tried to coerce the child into sexual activity in exchange for better marks.

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