English Sir Booked For Pinching Girl Students Inappropriately In Class

Hyderabad: Cyberabad police on Thursday booked a teacher working at a government high school in Shapur Nagar for allegedly molesting his students. Police said Raja Rao would hit his pupils and pinch the girl students or touch them inappropriately as punishment. The accused had gone absconding after one of girl students' parents lodged a complaint against him through a child rights organization.

Parents of a Class VI student from Jeedimetla approached the Balala Hakkula Sangham complaining that English teacher K. Raja Rao had preyed on the students. Based on the complaints, a case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act against Raja Rao.

Raja Rao, who had been working at the school for a few years, would hit students and pinch the girl students or touch them inappropriately as punishment. However, he had no criminal history. "After a girl's father lodged a complaint with us, four other students, along with their parents approached us and made similar allegations against Raja Rao," SI K. Lingya Naik said.

A manhunt is going on to trace the accused by specialist teams, police said.

Meanwhile, the Balala Hakkula Sangham has demanded stringent action against the accused and also compensation to the victims as per the POCSO Act guidelines. An investigation is on.