Principal arrested for allegedly using vulgur language for female students

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh police last night arrested Brijesh Chauhan, Officiating Principal of Post GDC Seema (Rohru) College on the complaint of a student for outraging her modesty, Divisional police officer confirmed here on Friday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Chaman Thakur said that another girl had filed a complaint of outraging her modesty by the officiating principal yesterday for physically assaulting her at the Seem College and who was was booked under 354(1) of IPC.

The Officiating principal had earlier been booked on Dec 25 and 28 on the compliant of minors under sexual harrasment and stalking a college student and two students for eve teasing.
After registration of the first FIR in which the accused was granted anticipatory bail by the High court of Himachal Pradesh on Dec 27 till next Monday on Jan 3, 2022.

He was interogated by police yesterday and arrested immediately on the complaint lodged by another girl on Dec 30 under section 354-A (Sexual harassment.

He was now booked in three cases and arrested on basis of third complaint again, DSP told UNI over phone.

On Dec 27, after the verification of birth certificate of first complainant police added section 11 & 12 of POSCO Act in the FIR registered on Dec 25.

Three complaints were lodged with police now including four students and members of this college woman empowerment Committee against the principal who was also placed under suspension by the department.

''Before police could arrest him on the complaint of a BA 1ST year student he managed to get anticipatory bail on December 27.'' DSP informed.

On Dec 25 an FIR was also registered under Sec 354 A by a student of BA -1 year who went to his office in the college to fill the scholarship form but he advised her to call him. When she called him after some time he talked in a very immodest, vulgar and unwanted way and used obscene and objectionable language.

In the complaint it is also said that he also made objectionable remarks about the character of female teachers. The girl student recorded the whole conversion and sent it to the women empowerment cell of the college. After the preliminary enquiry, this cell took a decision to lodge an FIR.

State Government on December 29 placed the accused under suspension directing him to be fixed under Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) Solan and should not leave the headquarter without prior permission of the undersigned.(UNI)