‘Made us sit on lap’: Bihar girls accuse headmaster of entering washroom, harassing
A government school headmaster in Bihar, India, has been arrested under the POCSO Act following allegations of sexually harassing minor students in a school washroom. This incident, alongside a separate harassment case in Jamui, has sparked public outrage regarding the safety of women and girls in the state.
Why it matters
The incidents have intensified political scrutiny and public debate over the effectiveness of child protection laws and the safety of educational institutions in Bihar.
PATNA: Allegations by girl students of a government school in Nawada that their headmaster entered their washroom and touched them inappropriately have raised serious questions over the safety of minors inside educational institutions, coming a day after a Class X student was allegedly molested on a road in Jamui.The back-to-back incidents have triggered outrage, with Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday questioning the safety and dignity of women and girls in Bihar.In a video shared by Khera on social media, the girls are seen crying and alleging that the headmaster entered their washroom, picked them up and made them sit on his lap. The students, accompanied by their parents, had staged a protest on the school campus on September 18.
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