Dibrugarh, Nov 20: Dibrugarh police arrested a teacher of Lezai Higher Secondary School with another youth from Lezai area of Dibrugarh for allegedly sexually harassing girls.
The accused have been identified as Atuwar Rahman (48) and Rajesh Thakur(32).
According to police, Atuwar Rahman is the teacher of the Lezai HS school, and he had taken the school students on an excursion tour in Sivasagar.
Atuwar Rahman is a resident of Bilasipara in Dhubri, while Rajesh Thakur is a resident of Lezai in Dibrugarh.
“The girls have complained that Atuwar Rehman gave them a vodka drink during the excursion tour. Inside the bus, the girls were offered Vodka, and when they had taken Vodka, the teacher tried to sexually harass the girls,” said a police official.
A case no 110/2025 u/s 75(2) BNS R/W sec 10 of POCSO Act and R/W sec 75/77 of Juvenile Justice Act was registered at Borbaruah police station.
Rajesh Thakur is not associated with the school. He is a resident of Lezai and went to the excursion with them.
Both individuals were produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody.
Police officials stated that the investigation is underway to ascertain further details related to the incident. Authorities have assured that strict action will be taken as per the law to ensure justice.
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