Cleaner at a school in Maharashtra shows girls porn, sexually abuses them and is arrested

In Nandurbar district of Maharashtra state, a man was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a student at a school and showing her pornographic content.

The accused, who used to work as a cleaner at the school, was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the POCSO Act after the student's parents approached the police with a complaint.

The incident came to light when the student told her parents. Video footage from inside the school also showed the accused handing his cell phone to the student.

The school administration also dismissed him from his position after learning of the incident.

Commenting on the incident, Nandurbar Police Commissioner said, “On August 27, an incident took place in a school in Nandurbar. A man working in the school showed pornographic content on his phone to a minor student. Today, the student's family came to the police station and responded quickly. A complaint was filed at Nandurbar city police station and the accused was arrested.”

Further investigations in the case are underway and police are preparing to file charges against the accused shortly, the SP added.

Earlier this month, Badlapur in Maharashtra was rocked by the sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls by a male teacher of a private school. The incident sparked massive protests, following which the Maharashtra government set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case.