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She added that this was followed by some obscene messages, which she didn’t reply to.
She alleged it was the incident on December 14 that prompted her to lodge an FIR. The student had gone to the institute to practice for her exam, which was on December 16. “I knew he left at 2 pm. So I thought I would practice in peace,” said the student. She alleged she was playing with another student from her batch when the latter was asked to leave by Upadhyay on account of too much practice after “barely playing for 10 minutes.”
“He then clicked a photograph of me, which I asked him to delete,” she alleged, adding that he then grabbed her and started behaving inappropriately. She alleged that “as a reflex, I pushed him and ran away to the washroom, where I just cried there”.
Kathak teacher held for molesting student, sending obscene messages
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A 52-year-old Kathak teacher has been arrested for allegedly harassing and molesting his student during her dance training session, the police said on Friday.
The 23-year-old victim, studying at the Kathak Kendra, accused her teacher Pandit Ravi Shankar Upadhyay of harassment.
The complainant said the accused touched her inappropriately and sent her obscene messages on WhatsApp.
The matter came to light on December 14 when the student registered a complaint against her teacher at the Chanakyapuri police station. In her complaint, the victim stated that Ravi had been harassing her during training for a long time.
Updated Dec 18, 2020 | 22:53 IST
The victim has alleged that the 52-year-old pakhwaj teacher allegedly inappropriately touched her during a training session and sent her obscene messages. Police said it is also recording statements of other students at the institute. (Representative image) | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The victim alleged that he also tried to kiss her on the face.
New Delhi: In a shocking incident reported from New Delhi, a 52-year-old music teacher allegedly harassed and molested his 23-year-old student. The teacher, a resident of Dilshad Garden, has now been arrested by police.
The teacher was arrested after the victim approached police with a harassment complaint. The girl is pursuing a Diploma Honour in Kathak at a music centre in Chanakyapuri.
Music teacher held for harassing, molesting student
By PTI| Posted by Neha | Updated: 18th December 2020 8:49 pm IST (Representational Image)
New Delhi: A music teacher has been arrested for allegedly harassing and molesting his 23-year-old student, police said on Friday.
The arrest was made after the victim, who was doing her Diploma Honour in Kathak at a centre in Chanakyapuri, accused the 52-year-old teacher of harassing her, they said.
According to the complainant, the accused a ‘pakhawaj (rhythm instrument)teacher at the centre molested the victim of touching her inappropriately and also harassed her by sending obscene messages on WhatsApp.
The matter came to light on December 14 when the girl along with her mother approached officials of the Chanakyapuri police station to register a complaint him, police said.