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Odisha: Govt School Dance Teacher Arrested for Molesting Class 5 Student
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News18•30-09-2026, 20:00
Odisha: Govt School Dance Teacher Arrested for Molesting Class 5 Student
- •A 35-year-old government school dance teacher in Odisha was arrested for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old Dalit Class 5 student.
- •The incident reportedly occurred on September 15 during a performance for the Nuakhai harvest festival in Kendrapara district.
- •The teacher allegedly threatened the victim with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident.
- •The girl informed her parents about the molestation two weeks later, leading to her mother filing a police complaint.
- •The accused confessed to the crime and has been booked under BNS sections, the POCSO Act, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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A 35-year-old dance teacher was arrested after a police complaint was lodged by the parents of an 11-year-old Class 5 student who alleged she was molested by him during a harvest festival event on September 15.
Following his confession to the crime, the accused teacher was formally booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the POCSO Act, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The victim initially kept quiet due to threats from the teacher but informed her parents a fortnight later, prompting her mother to officially lodge the police complaint.
