The Sadar police on Monday detained a primary teacher for his involvement in outraging the modesty of a class VI girl student.
According to police sources, the accused, Kartikeswar Mishra, of Narilo village, was sexually harassing the 12-year-old girl for some time and when she protested, he slapped her and threatened her of dire consequences if she disclosed the matter to anybody.
However, this time, the victim mustered courage and disclosed the matter to her family members and the latter lodged an FIR. Acting on the FIR, the police registered a case under Section 354(A),321,323,294,506 IPC and Section 8 of POCSO Act. Police also detained Mishra and further inquiry was one, informed Kendrapada SDPO Debendra Mallick.
