Teacher held as 15 minors allege abuse

A 54-year-old teacher of a government school in Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting at least 15 students for nearly three months, police said on Thursday. The accused, Anjanappa, used to teach physical education at the government school in Hebbal. The purported incident came to light recently after the students of classes 8 and 9 informed their parents about the same, inspector Dilip Kumar KH of Hebbal police said. The students accused the teacher of inappropriately touching them and also kissing some of them, the officer said, adding that probe found the allegations to be prima facie true. Following a complaint, the teacher was booked under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and relevant sections of Indian Penal Code, the official said.