A 40-year-old government school teacher has been booked under POCSO Act for allegedly molesting girl students following which entire staff of the institution were removed and put on awaiting posting order (APO) in Awnali village in Kota, police said on Saturday.
The accused, Tej Bhadur Singh, allegedly molested girl students for over three months and threatened them of dire consequences if they disclosed the incident outside, Jai Prakesh Baniwal, SHO of R K Puram police station said.
One of the students mustered courage and narrated the incident to her parents. After which, incidents of molestation with other girls also surfaced, Mr. Baniwal said.
The girls had reportedly complained the matter to other female teachers but instead of taking any action, they asked the girls to keep quite for the sake of reputation, Mr. Baniwal said.
The investigation into the matter is underway but the teacher has not been arrested so far, he said.
