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Indian Express
30 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Woman teacher of prominent Mumbai school arrested for sexually assaulting 16-year-old boy
The Mumbai police arrested a 40-year-old woman teacher of a prominent school in the city last week for allegedly sexually assaulting a Class 12 student since January last year. A friend of the teacher, who is said to have helped her, has also been booked in the case. The matter came to light when the 16-year-old boy's parents observed changes in his behaviour and encouraged him to open up, following which the teenager revealed his ordeal. According to police sources, the accused teaches English at the school. She is married and has two children. Investigators said the woman tried to get close to the boy sometime in December 2023 after noticing him during practice sessions for the school's annual day, but he distanced himself from her. She then allegedly took the help of a friend who contacted the boy on her behalf, and convinced him that it was not uncommon for teenage boys to have relationships with older women. The boy was persuaded to meet the teacher, who took him to an isolated place in her car and sexually assaulted him, police sources revealed. The incident left the boy shaken, and his mental health deteriorated. However, this did not stop the woman from taking him to five-star hotels in south Mumbai and western suburbs where she would make him consume alcohol before sexually assaulting him, a police source added. After the boy revealed the matter to his parents, they decided against taking any major action as he was about to leave the school after the board exams. However, the boy slipped into depression after clearing the exams and leaving the school. The parents approached the police when they saw that the accused was trying to contact him again through her servants, another source said. The police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the woman teacher and arrested her on Saturday under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act. Officers are currently investigating if the teacher has targeted any other student in the school.
Mint
2 hours ago
- Mint
Female teacher from elite Mumbai school accused of sexually assaulting student for months; horrific details emerge
A female English teacher from an elite Mumbai school has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. She faces charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student from Class 11 on several occasions over a year, according to Hindustan Times. Police stated the 40-year-old teacher, who is married and has children, allegedly became attracted to the boy during dance group meetings in late 2023 and made advances in January 2024. The boy initially avoided her. The teacher then involved a female friend, also arrested, to convince him. This friend allegedly told the minor that relationships between older women and teenage boys were "common" and that he and the teacher were "made for each other". After the phone call, the boy met the teacher. She allegedly drove him in a sedan, now seized, to an isolated place, forcefully undressed and assaulted him. 'Over the next few days, when the student developed acute anxiety, she even gave him some anti-anxiety pills,' a police officer told HT. Months after the alleged abuse began, the student's family noticed changes in his behaviour. He then told them about the incidents. The family initially kept quiet, hoping the situation would end as the student was nearing the end of school. The student fell into depression after having passed his exams. He left school earlier in 2025. Matters worsened when the teacher again tried to contact him. Following this, the family decided to approach the police. A case has been registered under the POCSO Act and other relevant laws. Police say the teacher took him to five-star hotels in South Mumbai and near the airport for sexual encounters. She allegedly often got him drunk beforehand. The teacher is now in police custody. Her arrest has shocked the school community. Under the POCSO Act, the victim is a child (below 18 years), whether boy or girl. The law is gender neutral, meaning the victim or the offender can be male or female. Both male and female offenders are treated equally under the law. POCSO punishes three main types of sexual crimes: sexual assault, sexual harassment and using a child in pornography. 'Any act done with sexual intent on a child involving physical contact' is considered sexual assault under the POCSO Act. Under the POCSO Act, penetrative sexual assault on a child is treated as a very serious crime. It is punished more strictly than other types of sexual abuse. For general sexual assault on a child, the punishment is at least three years in jail, which can go up to 5 years, plus a fine. But, for penetrative sexual assault, the punishment is stricter. In such cases, the offender will face at least seven years in jail, which can even go up to life imprisonment, along with a fine.
News18
3 hours ago
- News18
How Mumbai Teacher Intoxicated Student Before Sexual Assault, Roped In Friend To Persuade Him
Last Updated: A school teacher at an elite Mumbai school had been sexually assaulting one of her students. As the student showed reluctance, she asked one of her friends to convince him. The Mumbai school teacher, arrested for sexually assaulting one of her students from Class 11, fed him anti-anxiety medicines, and got him drunk before forcing him into sexual encounters, a report with Hindustan Times has claimed. As more shocking details emerge, it was known that after the boy resisted the teacher's closeness on the school campus, the teacher reportedly roped in one of her female friends to persuade the student on her behalf. The report claimed that the female friend of the teacher was not associated with the school, and that she allegedly told the student that relationships between teenage boys and older women were common. Further, the friend of the teacher also convinced the student by telling him that he and the teacher were 'made for each other". THE MUMBAI SCHOOL HORROR The incident came to light after the local police received a complaint from the parents of the student, alleging that their son was sexually assaulted by a teacher from the school he attended. They also said their son was intoxicated by the teacher on various occasions. The parents had begun noticing a change in behaviour with their son, after which they confronted him, and learnt that he had been struggling with anxiety because of the teacher's assault. Though the student had earlier narrated his ordeal to his parents, they, as per the report, did not submit a complaint, as the student was to pass his school to graduation in some months. However, the teacher was exposed after she attempted to contact the student again through one of his domestic staff. The teacher reportedly conveyed to the student that she wanted to meet him again. THE MUMBAI SCHOOL TEACHER's ARREST The 40-year-old accused teacher is married with children, and taught English language at the elite school in Mumbai. As the case was reported, the police, in their investigation, found that the teacher had been sexually assaulting one of her students on multiple occasions for more than a year. Subsequently, a case against her was registered, and she was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. According to the report, the complaint against her mentioned that she began showing closeness with the student during meetings to set up dance groups for the school. She first made her sexual overture towards the student in January 2024. The student, who was reluctant to meet the teacher in person, finally decided to meet her after he was continuously persuaded by the teacher's female friend for the same. It was also revealed that the teacher used to pick the student up in her sedan and took him to various locations, including some five-star hotels in the city, where she forcefully undressed him and assaulted him. As the student developed acute anxiety, the teacher fed him anti-anxiety pills. She also used to offer him alcohol and intoxicate him before their sexual encounters.
