The principal of a Kendriya Vidyalaya school here was booked for molestating and sexually harassing a teacher of the same school on Sunday. The action will be taken based on the results of the police investigation, police said.
According to information provided by the police, a teacher reported to be teaching English in a Kendriya Vidyalaya school in the State capital lodged a case against the school principal in the Dalanwala police station, accusing him of molestation and sexual harassment.
In here complaint, the teacher stated that she had been working as a teacher in this particular school since 2009 and alleged that the school principal molested her on several occasions and passed lewd comments on her.
She further stated that she had complained about the principal’s deeds to the school management but no concrete action was taken. She further averred that the accused principal told her that her efforts to get action initiated against him would turn out to be futile as he was well connected. After she approached the school management, the accused remained quiet for some time but soon returned to his objectionable ways. She has now lodged a complaint with the police at Dalanwala police station.
According to the police, a case has been lodged and investigation has been initiated on the complaint registered by the lady teacher. The future course of action will be decided based on the findings of the police investigation.
It is worth mentioning here that though Uttarakhand was once known for being a peaceful state with few cases of serious crimes being committed here. However, in recent years, the number of reported serious crimes including murder, rape and cases of sexual abuse has been rising.