Chennai Teacher Accused Of Sexual Harassment Arrested

PSBB teacher arrested: Chennai police arrested Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Secondary School teacher accused of sexual harassment.

The PSBB teacher arrested, Rajagopalan who taught Commerce and Accountancy for over 20 years at the school. Students raised allegations of misbehaviour and sexual advances in the classroom against him. The allegations against the PSBB teacher arrested included walking into an online class wearing only a towel, asking female students out for movies, and sending pornography links on a class group. Male students accused Rajagopalan of groping them.

Rajagopalan was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act Section 11 and Section 12. He was also arrested in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Act 325 (a) and under the Information Technology (IT) Act Section 67 and 67 (a).

The police sources said that they were filing a petition to take the accused under custody. After enquiries, Rajagopalan was apprehended by the police earlier today. The Ashok Nagar All Women Police arrested Rajagopalan.

The PSBB school management said that “Some very serious allegations of misconduct have been alleged against you and the same has come to the knowledge of the management from and through social media.” Management added that while the enquiry was being conducted, Rajagopalan would be suspended.

PSBB denied prior knowledge of Rajagopalan’s misconduct and said in a statement that “not a single complaint was brought to the notice of the management.” Many students of the school claimed that the school administration allegedly ignored the complaints against Rajagopalan. Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozzhi said that if evidence was found that the school management neglected complaints, then necessary action would be taken against them.

The police said that the PSBB administration did not cooperate with the police.