Crime

Teacher arrested for sexually harassing 9-year-old student in Srinagar

Srinagar Jail. [FPK File Photo/Vikar Syed]

Srinagar: A 9-year-old was sexually harassed and inappropriately touched by his tuition teacher in Chanapora area of Srinagar. He has been arrested by police and held under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

“One 9-year-old girl was sexually harassed & inappropriately touched by his tuition teacher namely Abdul Wahid Bhat S/o Abdul Rehman Bhat R/o Khan colony Chanapora. The accused confessed to his crime. FIR No 14 of 2023 u/s 354 IPC & 12 POCSO act registered in Chanpura PS,” Srinagar police tweeted.

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