Hyderabad: The male warden of a private residential school in Medchal was arrested on Sunday, after he allegedly harassed a Class VIII student by taking her photos on his mobile phone and forcing her to view adult content on his phone.
Police said the suspect, Raviteja, was working as a warden at the Hitech Modern Residential High School in Medchal. The hostel has separate blocks for boys and girls.
On the pretext of rounds, Raviteja sometimes used to go to the girls hostel also. A few days ago he saw the girl, and tried to talk to her, but she refused. He also tried to take her pictures. Later, out of fear, she started talking to him, when he gave her his contact number and told her to call. He also forced the girl to watch adult content on his mobile phone.
The girl did not reveal it to others out of fear, but when she went home for Sankranti, she refused to return to the hostel. She later revealed details to her parents, who staged a protest in front of the school on Saturday.
Based on her mother's complaint, police registered a case under Sections 354-D, 506 & 509 and under Section 12 of the Pocso Act and the IT Act and arrested Raviteja.
Police said that only one girl had approached them with a complaint and they will check if Raviteja had harassed any other girls too.
