Archive · 21 Sep 2026
POCSO-Accused Teacher Dies After Jumping From Bengaluru SP Complex
A teacher named Shashidhar was accused of sexually assaulting several children.
He was arrested after a complaint was filed under a child-protection law called POCSO.
Police took him for a medical examination and later brought him to an office complex for more procedures.
He was on the third floor while his fingerprints were being recorded.
Police said he pushed a constable while being taken back to a police vehicle.
They said he then ran toward a railing and jumped.
He suffered serious injuries and later died in a district hospital.
Police said the investigation is continuing.
Shashidhar, a 49-year-old physical education teacher, died after jumping from the third floor of an SP office complex.
Police said he had been accused of sexually assaulting several children at a private school in Channapatna taluk.
He was arrested on Saturday evening under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
The incident occurred Sunday at the Bengaluru South district Superintendent of Police’s office complex in Ramanagara.
Police said CCTV showed Shashidhar pushing a constable before running toward a railing and jumping; further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Shashidhar, a 49-year-old physical education teacher from Vijayanagara district, was accused in the case.
- What
- He died after jumping from the third floor of a Superintendent of Police office complex while in police custody.
- When
- The jump occurred Sunday, and police reported his death on Monday.
- Where
- At the Bengaluru South district Superintendent of Police’s office complex in Ramanagara.
- Why
- Police said he was at the complex for fingerprint recording and other procedures before being handed over to judicial custody.
- Deceased
- Shashidhar, aged 49
- Occupation
- Physical education teacher at a private school in Channapatna taluk
- Accusation
- Sexual assault of several children
- Law
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
- Arrest
- Saturday evening
- Incident location
- Bengaluru South district Superintendent of Police’s office complex in Ramanagara
- Police account
- CCTV allegedly showed him pushing a constable before jumping from the third floor
