Navi Mumbai Teacher Booked Under POCSO For Inappropriate Behaviour With Student On Social Media

Thane: Police have registered a case against a woman teacher of a private school in Navi Mumbai for allegedly indulging in inappropriate behaviour with a minor male student on social media, an official said on Tuesday.

Based on a complaint by the student's father, the police on Monday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the teacher under sections 11 and 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.

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The 35-year-old teacher chatted with the student on his Instagram handle from Sunday evening till Monday morning.

She was allegedly inappropriately dressed while chatting with the student and indulged in mischief and actions which would adversely affect the minds of children, an official from Koparkhairne police station said referring to the complaint by the boy's father.

A probe was on into the case, the police added.

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