In a shocking development, Karnataka police has arrested a principal of a residential school in Yadgir district for allegedly sexually harassing female students.
The accused principal has been identified as Hayyalappa of Kittur Rani Chennamma Residential School located at Varkanalli near Yadgir.
Police said Hayyalappa was sexually harassing girl students by promising them good marks in their class 10 examinations.
He threatened the girls to cooperate with him and dragged them in public. He also harassed those who objected to his advances by preventing them from having food in the hostel mess, the police said.
The students, who could not bear his torture anymore, submitted an eight-page complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, Ragapriya.
After listening to the woes of students, Ragapriya directed his officers to immediately lodge a complaint against the accused.
Following the complaint in the City Women’s Police station, the police arrested the principal and sent him to judicial custody.