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Kho-kho coach accused of sexually exploiting 60 schoolgirls
Jalandhar, March 12: Sixty girls studying in a senior secondary school have accused their sports coach of sexual exploitation, prompting the Punjab education department to begin an inquiry into the case.
"We have taken written statements of around 60 students of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden," investigating officer Chanchal Sehgal told reporters on Wednesday but refused to divulge its findings so far.
Kho-kho coach Shashi Sharma, who has been transferred with immediate effect, denied the charges and said he had a long, untainted service in the school of 17 years.
The girl kho-kho players gave a written complaint to their principal that the coach had been sexually exploiting them which was forwarded to the District Education Officer, Sehgal said.
She said the DEO appointed a two-member inquiry team of Rool Lal and herself, both of whom are school principals, after a go-ahead from the state education department.
Officials said a girl student from Andhra Pradesh had also complained that the sports coach "misbehaved" with her when she had come with her school team to take part in a tournament in the city last month.
Deputy Commissioner Ajit Singh Pannu said the state government has ordered the inquiry and would be constituting a committee for the purpose would be constituted shortly.
Jalandhar, March 12: Sixty girls studying in a senior secondary school have accused their sports coach of sexual exploitation, prompting the Punjab education department to begin an inquiry into the case.
"We have taken written statements of around 60 students of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden," investigating officer Chanchal Sehgal told reporters on Wednesday but refused to divulge its findings so far.
Kho-kho coach Shashi Sharma, who has been transferred with immediate effect, denied the charges and said he had a long, untainted service in the school of 17 years.
The girl kho-kho players gave a written complaint to their principal that the coach had been sexually exploiting them which was forwarded to the District Education Officer, Sehgal said.
She said the DEO appointed a two-member inquiry team of Rool Lal and herself, both of whom are school principals, after a go-ahead from the state education department.
Officials said a girl student from Andhra Pradesh had also complained that the sports coach "misbehaved" with her when she had come with her school team to take part in a tournament in the city last month.
Deputy Commissioner Ajit Singh Pannu said the state government has ordered the inquiry and would be constituting a committee for the purpose would be constituted shortly.
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