Teacher gets 3 years in jail for sexually assaulting student

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

A court here Friday sentenced a to three years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a ten-year-old student.

(30) was found guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The victim, a Class 5 student, attended Singh's tuitions.

In January 2015, the girl told her mother that Singh made her sit close to him and touched her inappropriately.

He threatened to beat her if she told anybody about this, the girl said.

Police arrested Singh after the girl's mother lodged a complaint.

Apart from POCSO provisions, S J Gharat also convicted Singh under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation), said

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First Published: Fri, February 22 2019. 20:15 IST