{
  "id": 4559782,
  "title": "UP School Shocker: 50-Year-Old Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Class 5 Student In Ballia, POCSO Case Filed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/up-school-shocker-50-year-old-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T03:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/up-school-shocker-50-year-old-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-molesting-class-5-student-in-ballia-pocso-case-filed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 50-year-old teacher at a government composite school in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested for allegedly molesting a Class 5 student, according to police. The incident occurred on Thursday when the minor went to attend classes at the composite school in a village in the Sukhpara police station area. The accused, Manoj Rai, allegedly committed obscene acts and molested the student. An FIR was registered on Sunday based on a complaint lodged by the student's mother under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The District Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) has requested a report from the Block Education Officer, and departmental action will be initiated once the report is submitted.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "3-year-old sexually abused by cab driver at Delhi private school, case filed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/3-year-old-sexually-abused-by-cab-driver-at-delhi-private-school-case",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:49:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}