Hearing of bail plea of Coimbatore school principal in student sexual harassment and suicide case adjourned to 24th

The bail petition hearing of the school principal in connection with the sexual harassment of a 17-year-old girl in Coimbatore is adjourned to the 24th of November.


Coimbatore: The Special Court has adjourned the bail petition hearing of the private school principal in connection with the sexual harassment case is adjourned to 24th of November.

The hearing of the bail plea of the principal of the private school in Coimbatore school girl suicide case was adjourned to 24th. A 17-year-old girl killed herself after her school teacher, Mithun Chakravarthy, (31) sexually assaulted her. Mithun Chakravarthy and the school principal, Meera Jackson were booked and arrested under POCSO.

The School principal Mini Jackson (aka) Meera Jackson, (46) was arrested for not taking appropriate action despite complaints about sexual harassment that the girl student went through.

Meera Jackson, filed a petition seeking bail at the POCSO Special Court in Coimbatore, and the hearing was held yesterday. The case is adjourned to 24th as the police sought time to file a reply.

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