India News | MP Teacher Held for Sending Obscene Messages to Teen Student

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 27-year old teacher of a private school was arrested on Sunday in Umaria in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly sending obscene messages to a teen student since over a year, police said.

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Umaria (MP), Jul 5 (PTI) A 27-year old teacher of a private school was arrested on Sunday in Umaria in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly sending obscene messages to a teen student since over a year, police said.

Amit Vishwakarma was arrested after the parents of the 17-year-old student filed a complaint, said Kotwali police station in charge Varsha Patel.

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"He is a teacher at a school in Baderi. He used to call the girl over phone repeatedly as well. He was charged under IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," the official added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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