Man running children’s home arrested under POCSO Act
Panel receives complaint that five children were sexually harassed
24/09/2019, STAFF REPORTER, ,TIRUPPUR
A man running a home for children in Perumanallur was arrested on charges of sexually harassing at least five children here on Sunday.
The police said on Monday that the 55-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening after one of parents of the children staying there filed a complaint with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) last week. The home had 65 children studying between Class VI and Class X.
The accused was booked by All Women Police Station (AWPS) officers in Avinashi under sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was produced in the Mahila Court in Tiruppur and remanded in Coimbatore Central Prison on Sunday evening, according to police.
An official from the District Child Protection Office (DCPO) said all the children were shifted to a home in Koduvai, Vanjipalayam by Saturday night. A team of officials from the DCPO, Perumanallur Tahsildar, Village Administration Officer and police officers, visited the home and arrested the accused.
“The complaint received by the CWC mentioned that five children were sexually harassed,” the official said, adding that further investigation was on.
Panel receives complaint that five children were sexually harassed
24/09/2019, STAFF REPORTER, ,TIRUPPUR
A man running a home for children in Perumanallur was arrested on charges of sexually harassing at least five children here on Sunday.
The police said on Monday that the 55-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening after one of parents of the children staying there filed a complaint with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) last week. The home had 65 children studying between Class VI and Class X.
The accused was booked by All Women Police Station (AWPS) officers in Avinashi under sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was produced in the Mahila Court in Tiruppur and remanded in Coimbatore Central Prison on Sunday evening, according to police.
An official from the District Child Protection Office (DCPO) said all the children were shifted to a home in Koduvai, Vanjipalayam by Saturday night. A team of officials from the DCPO, Perumanallur Tahsildar, Village Administration Officer and police officers, visited the home and arrested the accused.
“The complaint received by the CWC mentioned that five children were sexually harassed,” the official said, adding that further investigation was on.
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