Hyderabad, December 17: In a shocking incident, a teacher in Telangana has been arrested for sexually harassing several girl students. According to a tweet by ANI, the teacher allegedly harassed five girl students between August to November. The incident was reported in Chintavare village in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. As soon as the incident was reported, police took a stock of the situation. Cops investigating the incident said that a case has been registered in the matter for repeated sexual exploitation of girl students. Gujarat Shocker: School Principal in Jamnagar Calls 10-Year-Old Girl Student to School, Allegedly Molests Her Inside School Premises.

According to a report by NDTV, the teacher who has been arrested is the headmaster, who is around 40 years old. The report further added that he and another teacher were going to teach the girl students on alternate days since August after the state government decided on 50 percent attendance for teachers in school due to the pandemic.

Here's the tweet:

According to the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) released by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The data stated that 44.4% women in Karnataka and 36.9% in Telangana faced spousal violence. The data reveals that about 36.9% of all women surveyed in the state reported facing spousal violence, with more rural women reporting violence than urban women. About 5% of the young women surveyed reported having experienced sexual violence by the age of 18.

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