Gr Noida: Driver held for sexually harassing speech-impaired girl
Greater Noida, Aug. 1 -- A 25-year-old school bus driver was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a 15-year-old student with hearing and speech impairments over several months at a prominent school in Greater Noida.
A case was registered at Knowledge Park police station under sections relating to outraging the modesty of a woman, criminal intimidation, relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, police said.
The girl, a Class 7 student at a school in Knowledge Park 3 and a state-level shooting medallist, according to investigators. Her father is an inspector with the Uttar Pradesh Police.
The victim's mother said the family was informed by the school on Tuesday after the girl appeared distressed following an incident while boarding the school bus. "The incident was witnessed by one of her friends, who informed the school authorities," she said.
During counselling, the girl disclosed that the driver had allegedly been touching her inappropriately and verbally harassing her for the past four months. Police said, the girl also alleged that the driver harassed her during a trip on April 3 by making obscene gestures through the bus mirror. Deputy commissioner of police (Greater Noida) Ravi Shankar Nim said the accused, a resident of Kasna who had been employed with the school for two years, was arrested on Friday. "We have registered a case under sections 74 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS, Section 9(k) (aggravated sexual assault on a child by taking advantage of their mental or physical disability) of Pocso Act and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act," Nim said....
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