Bengaluru : A 49-year-old physical education teacher, who was accused in a Pocso case, allegedly jumped from the third floor of the Bengaluru South district superintendent of police (SP) office Sunday afternoon.
He had been working at an aided high school in Channapatna taluk for the past 15 years. Jumps From Third Floor After completion of the procedures, police were taking him downstairs from the third floor when he suddenly jumped from the building around 12 pm. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru Stay updated with the latest Bengaluru news.
The deceased is Shashidhar from , a native of Vijayanagar. A Pocso case had been registered against Shashidhar following allegations of sexual abuse of five minor girls studying in the school. An FIR was registered at Ramanagara women’s police station Saturday, while police had arrested him the same evening. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead. Shashidhar’s family members alleged that baseless allegations had been levelled against him and alleged that he had been subjected to severe mental pressure by the police and school management, which drove him to take the extreme step. Download the TOI App.
Police on Sunday morning brought him to the Measurement Collection Unit (MCU), located in the Bengaluru South district SP office, after a medical examination to register his fingerprints.