Itanagar:
A authorities college headmaster was arrested in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing college students. Muhammad Asgar Ali, headmaster of Authorities Secondary Faculty (GSS) in Gautampur was arrested after a joint grievance by college students alleging psychological harassment, implied or specific threats, blackmail, and sexually colored remarks.
On October 2, the police acquired the grievance during which college students described repeated inappropriate behaviour and sexually colored remarks made by Mr Ali and the impression on them. The headmaster’s conduct had induced them “immense misery, frustration, sleeplessness, powerlessness, anxiousness and forcing us to lose confidence and shallowness, social withdrawal and isolation, suicidal ideas and makes an attempt, elevated absenteeism from college to keep away from harassment, ” the scholars stated within the grievance.
A Class 7 scholar was allegedly known as by Mr Ali to wash his room in trade for monetary support and the promise of a cell phone.
A Class 10 scholar allegedly acquired messages like “I like you”, “Poranna” (which means lover), and “I miss you”. “He known as me at midnight, pressured me to go to his room, and even held my hand someday, attempting to power me to go to his room. He threatened to fail me if I didn’t comply,” the scholar stated.
The headmaster has additionally been accused of utilizing derogatory language throughout college hours – at school and morning meeting – and passing communal slurs.
“We’re investigating the matter. We arrested the headmaster (I/C) of the varsity. We now have additionally taken the statements of the sufferer college students. Additional investigation is underway,” Changlang district Superintendent of Police Kirli Padu instructed ANI.