Mandya, May 18: A teacher has been booked on the charge of molesting a nine-year-old girl, sources said on Wednesday. The incident happened in a government primary school in Mandya district.
The matter came to light after the girl refused to go to school. When her parents enquired with other students, they said the teacher used to take her to the toilet where he used to touch her inappropriately.
After the revelation, villagers turned up at the school, demanding action against the teacher who has been suspended. An inquiry has also been ordered, it was stated.
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Kalaburagi: Members of the Kalyana Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, who staged a protest in the city on Friday morning demanding a separate state, were taken into custody by the police.
The members of the committee, led by President MS Patil Naribola, protested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle in the city. The office-bearers hoisted a red flag as a part of the protest and shouted a slogan stating their demand for a new state named ‘Kalyana Karnataka’.
The city police intervened and took into custody Naribola and Laxmikanth Sadhvi, among other leaders of the movement.