Holenarasipur police on Wednesday arrested a government primary school teacher on charges of sexually assaulting one of his students.
Police have identified the accused as K.P. Kumar (48), teacher of a school at Tevadahalli in Holenarasipur taluk.
According to sources, the accused had allegedly attempted to rape a girl in the school premises recently. The girl informed her parents on Wednesday. Her parents and relatives visited the school and took the teacher to task.
They assaulted him before informing Holenarasipur police. The police have booked the case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Abuses Act (POCSO) 2012. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody.
Second time
K. Yogish, Block Education Officer of Holenarasipur taluk, told The Hindu that the teacher was suspended soon after the incident came to light.
Sources revealed that the teacher had faced similar allegations, of sexually assaulting a student, earlier while working at Chikkabyagatavalli six years ago. However, that time no case was booked against him.
