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Teacher Arrested for Alleged Misbehavior with Female Students in Alipurduar District

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A teacher in a state-aided high school in Alipurduar district, West Bengal, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly misbehaving with some girl students. The alleged incidents took place over the past three months, during which the teacher, Bhaskar Pal, reportedly touched the girls inappropriately and threatened them with poor marks in practical exams. The students and their parents brought the matter to the attention of the headmaster and the local Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which conducted an inquiry and filed a report at the police station. The police arrested Pal under the Pocso Act and produced him in court.

Key Takeaways:

  • A teacher, Bhaskar Pal, in a state-aided high school in Alipurduar district was arrested for allegedly misbehaving with girl students over a period of three months.
  • The alleged incidents include Pal touching the girls inappropriately and threatening them with poor marks in practical exams.
  • The students and their parents complained to the headmaster and the local Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which conducted an inquiry and filed a report at the police station.
  • Pal was booked under the Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and was produced in court after his arrest.
  • The superintendent of police, Y. Raghuvamshi, stated that the investigation is in progress.
  • The head of the CWC, Ashim Bose, confirmed that the inquiry found the charges against Pal to be correct.
  • The CWC submitted its report to the police station, which led to Pal's arrest.

Statistics:

  • 3 months: The duration of the alleged misbehavior by the teacher.
  • 1: The number of the Pocso Act under which the teacher was booked.
  • 1: The number of times the students inappropriately touched by Pal protested against his behavior before approaching the authorities.

Sources:

  • "A teacher at a state-aided high school in Alipurduar district was arrested on Thursday for allegedly misbehaving with some girl students of the institution" -

" https://contify.com/article/6945201/teacher-arrested-for-alleged-misbehavior-with-female-students-in-alipurduar-district/

  • "Ashim Bose, the chairman of the CWC said, 'We conducted an inquiry and it was found that the charges levelled against the teacher are correct. Later, we submitted our report to the police station.' " -

" https://contify.com/article/6945201/teacher-arrested-for-alleged-misbehavior-with-female-students-in-alipurduar-district/

  • "Y. Raghuvamshi, the superintendent of police of Alipurduar, said, 'The teacher was produced in the court today. Our investigation is in progress.'" -

" https://contify.com/article/6945201/teacher-arrested-for-alleged-misbehavior-with-female-students-in-alipurduar-district/

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