Teacher‌ ‌Booked‌ ‌for‌ ‌Allegedly‌ ‌Sexually‌ ‌Assaulting‌ ‌His‌ ‌Female‌ ‌ Students‌

Nov 11, 2021 - 15:00

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Teacher‌ ‌Booked‌ ‌for‌ ‌Allegedly‌ ‌Sexually‌ ‌Assaulting‌ ‌His‌ ‌Female‌ ‌ Students‌

Photo:‌ ‌‌Aamir‌ ‌Qureshi/Getty‌ ‌Images‌ ‌-‌ ‌Khan,‌ ‌S.,‌ ‌(2021,‌ ‌29‌ ‌June)‌ ‌‌“Investigating‌ ‌child‌ ‌sexual‌ ‌ abuse‌ ‌in‌ ‌Pakistan’s‌ ‌madrasas”‌ ‌‌in‌ ‌DW:‌ ‌ https://www.dw.com/en/investigating-child-sexual-abuse-in-pakistans-madrasas/a-58092455‌.‌ ‌

Emma‌ ‌Barnhoorn‌ ‌‌

Pakistan‌ ‌Human‌ ‌Rights‌ ‌Researcher‌, ‌

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Global‌ ‌Human‌ ‌Rights‌ ‌Defence‌.

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The‌ ‌Pindigheb‌ ‌police‌ ‌have‌ ‌booked‌ ‌a‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌for‌ ‌allegedly‌ ‌sexually‌ ‌harassing‌ ‌three‌ ‌primary‌ ‌

school‌ ‌students‌ ‌

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The‌ ‌suspect,‌ ‌Mianwhala,‌ ‌a‌ ‌Government‌ ‌Primary‌ ‌Model‌ ‌School‌ ‌Dhoke‌ ‌Mound‌ ‌teacher,‌ ‌was‌ ‌

exposed‌ ‌when‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌students,‌ ‌aged‌ ‌13,‌ ‌lodged‌ ‌a‌ ‌complaint‌ ‌about‌ ‌him‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌counts‌ ‌of‌ ‌

sexual‌ ‌harassment.‌ ‌Two‌ ‌other‌ ‌students‌ ‌also‌ ‌made‌ ‌complaints‌ ‌soon‌ ‌thereafter.‌ ‌

Consequently,‌ ‌the‌ ‌father‌ ‌of‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌victims‌ ‌registered‌ ‌a‌ ‌case‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌people,‌ ‌saying‌ ‌that‌ ‌

the‌ ‌incident‌ ‌happened‌ ‌when‌ ‌their‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌took‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌room‌ ‌while‌ ‌other‌ ‌classmates‌ ‌were‌ ‌

taking‌ ‌class‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌courtyard.‌ ‌One‌ ‌other‌ ‌student‌ ‌witnessed‌ ‌the‌ ‌act,‌ ‌according‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌First‌ ‌

Information‌ ‌Report‌ ‌(FIR).‌ ‌

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According‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌police,‌ ‌a‌ ‌case‌ ‌has‌ ‌been‌ ‌registered‌ ‌under‌ ‌section‌ ‌377-B‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Pakistan‌ ‌

Penal‌ ‌Code‌ ‌(...)[1].‌ ‌The‌ ‌head‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌school,‌ ‌Ms.‌ ‌Haseena,‌ ‌confirmed‌ ‌that‌ ‌she‌ ‌also‌ ‌

received‌ ‌a‌ ‌complaint‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌parents‌ ‌of‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌students.‌ ‌She‌ ‌subsequently‌ ‌informed‌ ‌

higher‌ ‌education‌ ‌authorities‌ ‌who‌ ‌will‌ ‌take‌ ‌departmental‌ ‌action‌ ‌against‌ ‌the‌ ‌suspected‌ ‌

teacher.‌ ‌On‌ ‌top‌ ‌of‌ ‌that,‌ ‌District‌ ‌Education‌ ‌Authority‌ ‌Chief‌ ‌Executive‌ ‌Malik‌ ‌Mohsin‌ ‌Abbas‌ ‌

confirmed‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌zero‌ ‌tolerance‌ ‌policy‌ ‌concerning‌ ‌harassment‌ ‌of‌ ‌students.‌ ‌He‌ ‌said‌ ‌

that‌ ‌the‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌suspended‌ ‌from‌ ‌service‌ ‌and‌ ‌will‌ ‌face‌ ‌action‌ ‌under‌ ‌the‌ ‌Punjab‌ ‌

Employees‌ ‌Efficiency,‌ ‌Discipline‌ ‌and‌ ‌Accountability‌ ‌Act‌ ‌(Peeda)‌ ‌[2]‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌sexual‌ ‌

harassment‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌minor‌ ‌students‌ ‌after‌ ‌the‌ ‌judicial‌ ‌and‌ ‌legal‌ ‌process‌ ‌has‌ ‌been‌ ‌completed‌ ‌

(Dawn,‌ ‌2021).‌ ‌

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Notes‌: ‌‌

[1]:‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌full‌ ‌text‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Pakistan‌ ‌Penal‌ ‌Code,‌ ‌please‌ ‌follow‌ ‌this‌ ‌link:‌ ‌

http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/legislation/1860/actXLVof1860.html‌.‌ ‌ ‌

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[2]: for the full text of the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act (Peeda), please follow this link: http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/486.html.

Source and further reading:

Dawn (2021, November 11) “Teacher booked for allegedly sexually harassing students in Taxila” https://www.dawn.com/news/1657235/teacher-booked-for-allegedly-sexually-harassing-students.