A 46-year-old teacher in a government school in Coimbatore district, who was arrested on Monday on charges of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl student in the classroom, was remanded in judicial custody.
Police sources said on Tuesday that the teacher was produced by the Annur police before a special court for cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Coimbatore late on Monday. He was then remanded in judicial custody for 14 days at Pollachi sub-jail.
The girl, who is a Class V student at a panchayat union middle school near Annur, was allegedly sexually assaulted by the teacher on March 17 in the absence of other students. He was booked under various sections of the POCSO Act after the headmistress lodged a complaint based on information from the parents.
