Kerala Police nabs trainer in Mumbai for allegedly driving lady scholar to suicide

By PTI

KASARAGOD: Kerala police on Sunday mentioned they’ve arrested a 29-year-old personal faculty trainer in reference to the dying of a minor lady scholar by suicide right here.

The trainer was nabbed in Mumbai by a crew after looking for him in Karnataka and Maharashtra with the assistance of the cyber cell, a senior police officer mentioned.

The accused was introduced right here right now and arrested after being questioned, the officer mentioned.

A case was registered towards the trainer below the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act days after the 12-year-old lady died by suicide.

The accused was charged with abetting the suicide, the officer mentioned.

The officer mentioned the accused, upon studying concerning the lady’s dying, entered Karnataka and the police hunted for him.

Later, the police obtained clues that the accused was attempting to cross into Maharashtra and go overseas, however was caught in Mumbai, the officer mentioned.

He mentioned the police crew can be searching for court docket permission on Monday to take custody of the accused for interrogation and proof.

He mentioned the crew was attempting to finish the investigation on the earliest and file a cost sheet as quickly as attainable.

According to the police, the accused had despatched inappropriate messages to the lady, a category eight scholar, by social media.

Her mother and father got here throughout the messages and warned the lady, the police had mentioned.

Her father introduced the problem to the discover of the college administration, too, and it in flip took up the matter with the trainer, the police had mentioned.

“The messages were improper for a teacher to send to a 12-year-old student. The girl was suspected to have ended the life out of mental tension as her parents read the messages,” the police had mentioned, including that they may arrive at a conclusion solely after an in depth probe.

The sufferer’s father had earlier informed the media that his daughter ended her life following psychological harassment by the trainer.

(If you’re having suicidal ideas, or are nervous a couple of buddy or want emotional assist, somebody is all the time there to hear. Call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (out there 24×7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ helpline – 9152987821, which is accessible Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm)