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Kanyakumari: Church catechism teacher arrested under POCSO for sexually harassing student
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News18•06-10-2026, 17:32
Kanyakumari: Church catechism teacher arrested under POCSO for sexually harassing student
- •A 55-year-old church catechism teacher named Rosline Vedakkannan was arrested under the POCSO Act in Kanyakumari district.
- •The accused used to conduct religious classes for school children every Sunday at a local church near Colachel.
- •The issue came to light when a 12-year-old 7th-grade student stopped attending classes and revealed the sexual harassment to his father.
- •Following a complaint by the victim's father, the Colachel All Women Police registered a case and launched further investigations.
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A 55-year-old church catechism teacher named Rosline Vedakkannan, a resident of the Balappallam area near Colachel, was arrested in connection with the sexual harassment of a 12-year-old school student.
The student stopped attending Sunday religious classes, prompting his father to ask why. Upon further inquiry after the boy mentioned having no interest in attending, it was revealed that the church teacher had sexually harassed him.
Following a complaint filed by the student's father at the Colachel All Women Police Station, police conducted an inquiry, registered a case under the POCSO Act, and arrested the church teacher.
