Teacher of top city school arrested for sexually assaulting student over 1 year

The English language teacher of one of Mumbai's best-known schools was arrested on Saturday under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on charges of sexually assaulting one of her students on multiple occasions.

- Vinay Dalvi

over a year, said cops. The 40-year-old teacher, who is married with children of her own, taught the 16-year-old Class 11 student. The complaint says that she became attracted to him during their various meetings to set up dance groups for the high school annual function in December 2023 and made her first sexual overtures in January 2024.

The boy was initially reluctant, and began avoiding her. The teacher then roped in one of her female friends--who is not from the school--to call him and intercede on her behalf. The friend, who has also been booked, allegedly told the minor that relationships between older women and teenage boys had "become quite common."