Teacher arrested for sexually harassing 9-year-old in Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested an accused for sexually assaulting and inappropriately touching a 9-year-old girl in the Chanapora area of the Srinagar district.
One 9 year old girl was sexually harassed & inappropriately touched by his tution teacher namely Abdul Wahid Bhat S/o Abdul Rehman Bhat
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) March 14, 2023
R/o Khan colony Chanapora. The accused confessed to his crime. FIR No 14 of 2023 u/s 354 IPC & 12 POCSO act registered in Chanpura PS. pic.twitter.com/Y94pXrAbvB
According to the information tweeted by the police, the person has been identified as Abdul Wahid Bhat son of Abdul Rehman Bhat, a resident of Khan Colony, Chanapora.
The accused confessed to his crime, the police noted in the tweet. A case under 354 IPC and 12 POCSO Act has been registered against the accused at Chanapora police station.