A 46-year-old physical education teacher of the Government Home for Children in Ranipet was arrested after seven boys aged 14-16, residing at the home complained to the warden-in-charge that the teacher had been sexually assaulting them for months.
The police said K. Senthilkumar was working in the home as a physical training teacher since 2008. The home, which is one of the oldest facilities for children (boys) in the combined Vellore district that includes Ranipet and Tirupattur, has a government middle school and accommodation for orphans and children in need of care and protection within its premises.
Of the total strength of 61 children, the home currently has 46. “Based on the complaint from the home’s warden in-charge, we held an inquiry with the children, who spoke about the teacher sexually abusing them,” A.D. Vasuki, inspector, all-women police station (AWPS), Ranipet, told The Hindu.
