Rights Panel Notice To Top Cop Over Alleged Sex Harassment In UP School
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The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the media report. Two other teachers have been suspended who despite being aware of the incident, "did not take any action".
The NHRC has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state police chief over reports that an instructor allegedly sexually exploitation girl students at a government school in Shahjahanpur district, officials said on Wednesday.
It is reported that 13 students aged 12-16 had allegedly become victims of sexual exploitation by the computer science instructor till the matter was brought to the notice of police by parents, and he was arrested, the National Human Rights Commission said in a statement.
The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the media report. Two other teachers have been suspended who despite being aware of the incident, "did not take any action". The incident reportedly has shattered the confidence of girls, the rights panel said.
The Commission observed that the content of the media report, if true, amount to a violation of the human rights of the victim students.
