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Tamil Nadu Trainer Arrested in POCSO Harassment Case
Police in Hosur arrested an Education Department trainer after a family made a complaint.
The complaint says he harassed a girl who is under 18.
It also says he threatened to stop her and her brother from taking their school exams.
The girl told her parents, and they went to the police.
Police are investigating the case.
In a separate case, three people were placed under a preventive detention law.
Police say that case involves allegations of sexual offences against minors.
The three are in judicial custody while a special team investigates.
An Education Department trainer was arrested under the POCSO Act after a complaint alleging he sexually harassed a minor girl in Hosur.
The complaint alleges Jayaram threatened to stop the girl and her brother from taking their school board examinations.
The girl told her parents, who reported the matter to the Hosur All Women Police Station; further investigation is underway.
Separately, Gem Granites owner R Veeramani and two others were placed under preventive detention under the Goondas Act.
A Tamil Nadu Police Special Investigation Team is investigating allegations of sexual offences against minors in the separate case; the three accused are in judicial custody.
- Who
- Education Department trainer Jayaram was arrested; separately, R Veeramani, Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan are subject to preventive detention orders.
- What
- Jayaram was arrested following allegations of sexual harassment of a minor and threats concerning school board examinations; a separate POCSO investigation concerns allegations of sexual offences against minors.
- Where
- The first case is in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The separate case includes allegations relating to a guest house in Teynampet.
- When
- The article does not give a date for Jayaram's arrest. It says the Goondas Act orders were invoked on Thursday and that Veeramani was arrested on August 29.
- Why
- Jayaram's arrest followed a complaint by the girl's parents. The three other accused were detained under the Goondas Act in connection with a separate POCSO case.
Key facts
- First case
- Hosur, Tamil Nadu
- Accused in first case
- Jayaram, 52, an Education Department trainer in the Shoolagiri area
- Allegation in first case
- Sexual harassment of a minor and threats relating to her and her brother's board examinations
- Police station
- Hosur All Women Police Station
- Separate case
- Gem Granites owner R Veeramani, Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan were arrested in connection with a POCSO case
- Investigation
- A Special Investigation Team constituted by Tamil Nadu Police is investigating the separate case
- Custody status
- The three accused in the separate case are in judicial custody
Sources
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