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A 49-year-old teacher at a college was arrested on Monday for reportedly sexually assaulting two minor students in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, an official said.

 

The accused has been identified as Yunus Ansari, a resident of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh. The parents of a minor boy and a minor girl studying at a government college in Chamoli filed a complaint on Sunday. Ansari was detained from the Jalalabad area in Bijnor within 12 hours of the complaint, the official added.

The complaint stated that Ansari allegedly sexually assaulted the students by threatening to fail them in their exams.

 

A case was registered under Sections 74 and 78 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 5(c)/6 and 9/10 of the POCSO Act, the official said. Ansari was produced before the Chamoli district and sessions judge, who sent him to 14-day judicial custody.

Chamoli Superintendent of Police Surjeet Singh Panwar announced a reward of Rs 2,500 for the police team that arrested the accused.