A teacher of a reputed public school at Chandrasekharpur in the city was booked for allegedly sexually harassing some girl students.
The matter came to the fore on Saturday after the school authorities lodged a police complaint against the teacher. The Chandrasekharpur police registered a case against the teacher.
As per the complaint, Abdul Aziz, a Mathematics teacher of the Narayana School used to sexually harass girl students of Classes-VI and VII for the last few months. The incidents were captured by CCTV cameras installed in the school premises.
The school authorities approached the police after a girl staying in a hostel narrated her ordeal before them. Subsequently, some other girls came out with similar allegations.
After examining the CCTV footages, the school authorities immediately dismissed the teacher from service.
“We have lodged a complaint and urge the police to initiate a proper investigation and stringent action against the teacher,” said school Principal Rabi Kumar.
“We have registered a case against the teacher under Section 377 and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act,” said Chandrasekhar PS IIC Deepak Kumar Mishra.