{
  "id": 14912610,
  "title": "Beed: Georai ZP Teacher Held Over Sexual Harassment Of 4 Students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/beed-georai-zp-teacher-held-over-sexual-harassment-of-4-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:16:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/beed-georai-zp-teacher-held-over-sexual-harassment-of-4-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A primary school teacher in Beed has been arrested and charged under the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually harassing four Class 4 girls students in a village in Georai tehsil. The accused, Avinash Dhere, is said to have committed the alleged incidents between October 12 and October 14. Police claim the teacher behaved improperly with a 10-year-old student and three classmates during school hours and after, forcing them to remain in the classroom. The matter came to light when the girls informed their families. Parents confronted the teacher at the school before notifying the police. A case has been filed at the Georai police station under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act. Further investigation is being conducted by the Pink Squad under Assistant Police Inspector Bhagwat Kadam.",
  "summary": "Beed: A Zilla Parishad primary school teacher has been taken into custody and booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually harassing four Class 4 girl students in a village in Georai tehsil. The accused has been identified as Avinash Dhere. According to police, the alleged incidents took place between October 12 and October 14. The teacher allegedly misbehaved with a 10-year-old student and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}