Chennai school teacher arrested on charges of sexual harassment
The Hindu
The 59-year-old has been remanded to judicial custody till June 8; arrest follows allegations circulated on social media and a police complaint from a victim
G. Rajagopalan, 59, teacher of a reputed school in the city was arrested by the Chennai police on charges of sexually harassing girl students, and was remanded to judicial custody on Tuesday. Allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against the teacher of the school had circulated on social media on Sunday night and soon went viral. On Monday afternoon, the teacher was picked up by the city police’s special wing for crime against women and children from his residence at Nanganallur. A special team, under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Crime Against Women and Children, H. Jayalakshmi, and Deputy Commissioner, T. Nagar, D.N. Hari Kiran Prasad interrogated Rajagopalan. His laptop and mobile phone were seized from his house and scrutinised for electronic evidence.More Related News