Andhra Pradesh: Three youth booked for ‘misbehaving’ with girl students

Case registered under the POCSO Act, say police

August 24, 2022 07:55 pm | Updated 07:55 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA

The Suryaraopeta police have registered a case against three youngsters on charges of misbehaving with the girls students of a government school in Durgapuram area.

Acting on a complaint lodged by the school teacher, the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and other charges.

The accused—identified as Raju, Prasad and Pradeep —were allegedly stalking the girls, made objectionable comments and misbehaved with them. The school teacher lodged a police complaint after the girls brought the matter to the notice of the headmaster.

Investigation is on, the police said.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.