17/5/2019
PUNE: A Pune
government school teacher, accused of molesting at least 12 minor girls, has
been sent to police custody for three days till Saturday, an official said.
Vikram Shankar Potdar, 42, has been booked under various
sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSCO) Act and
the Indian Penal Code, said investigating officer Chitra Choudhary. "Following
a complaint and an internal probe, the accused was arrested on charges of
molesting 12 girls for around six months at the Zilla Parishad Girls School
No.2 in Lohegaon," Choudhary told pune-news.com.
The molestation incidents, mostly during lunch break,
continued for so long as Potdar allegedly threatened the victims, all in Class
VI, aged around 12. According to the police, the girls complained that he used
to "touch them inappropriately" and warned them against informing
anyone.
However, a few months ago, one of the victims gathered courage
and confided her plight to the Education Officer of Haveli, Nilima M. Mehetre. Taking
serious note, a committee was formed to probe the matter which found credence
to the charges against Potdar and the police complaint was registered on
Wednesday.
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