Police in MP arrest teacher for sending teen student obscene texts

"He is a teacher at a school in Baderi. He used to call the girl over phone repeatedly as well," a police officer in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria said.

Press Trust of India
Umaria
July 5, 2020
UPDATED: July 5, 2020 23:21 IST

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A 27-year old teacher of a private school was arrested on Sunday in Umaria in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly sending obscene messages to a teen student for over a year, police said.

Amit Vishwakarma was arrested after the parents of the 17-year-old student filed a complaint, said Kotwali police station in-charge Varsha Patel.

"He is a teacher at a school in Baderi. He used to call the girl over phone repeatedly as well. He was charged under IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," the official added.

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