Coimbatore Student Suicide: Principal Booked Under POCSO Act, Teacher's Chat Shows Attempt To Cover Up
ABP NewsChennai: The RS Puram All-Woman police booked the principal of Chinmaya Vidyalaya school in Coimbatore under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act for failing to report sexual abuse by a teacher of their to the police. The police already arrested the teacher Mithun Chakravarthy on Friday after a Class 12 student, who was allegedly sexually abused by the teacher, took her life at her home on Thursday. The police registered a case and booked the principal Meera Jackson, who is on the run, on Saturday after a widespread protest by the student and political organisations in Coimbatore to arrest the headmistress. Meanwhile, according to a report on ABP Nadu, chats between the student and the teacher Mithun Chakravarthy over the issue were included by the police in the case.