Rajasthan teacher arrested for harassment and showing obscene videos to girls

Jaipur:

A government teacher was arrested in Tonk in Rajasthan for allegedly molesting Class 5 girls and showing them obscene videos, police said on Monday.

The Ministry of Education has suspended the accused teacher, it said.

Laiq Ahmed Qureshi, a teacher working in Gopalpura village, was produced before the court on Monday and remanded to judicial custody for 15 days, police said.

Niwai Police Station Superintendent Hariram Verma said a case was lodged against Qureshi on Friday by the families of two girls studying in Class 5.

The incident took place on September 10 when Qureshi allegedly molested the girls and showed them obscene videos on his mobile phone, Mr Verma said.

They accused him of harassment and showing obscene videos to the girls on September 10, Mr Verma added.

He said a case has been filed against Qureshi under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act. He was arrested on Sunday. Further investigations are underway.

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