School principal arrested for sexual assault of woman college students in Punjab

By PTI

RUPNAGAR: The principal-cum-owner of a non-public college on this district and two of his aides have been arrested primarily based on the disclosure of a number of incidents of alleged sexual assault of woman college students over the previous 15 years, police stated on Wednesday.

The accused have been recognized as college principal Amritpal Dhiman, his good friend Shiv Kumar and one other aide Naresh Kumar, in keeping with police.

The matter remained below wraps for years and the accused allegedly assaulted ladies with impunity.

The incident got here to gentle when one of many pals of the principal, additionally an accused, accidently leaked the images and movies of the ladies allegedly made by Dhiman.

An area chief of Bhim Army, Ashwani Kumar, approached the police final month with a few of the leaked images, following which an FIR was registered.

Police stated they investigated the allegations made by the complainant and located substantial proof in opposition to the principal.

The accused had additionally remained ‘sarpanch’ of his village.

Nangal Police registered a case below related sections of the IPC, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the IT act.

Rupnagar Senior Superintendent of Police Viveksheel Soni stated the ladies stored silent for years resulting from social stigma however now they revealed the alleged acts of the principal.

The accused used to name ladies to his residence for tuition, the place he sexually assaulted them, stated police.