Chief Proctor of UP’s Hathras College Arrested for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of Students

Chief Proctor of UP’s Hathras College Arrested for Alleged Sexual Exploitation: Police sources reveal that Rajneesh Kumar, a senior college teacher, charged with sexual exploitation, had been at large since March 13 but was taken into custody in Hathras on Thursday.

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“Three teams were constituted to look for the accused teacher who was on the run ever since the case was registered against him at Hathras police station. His mobile was switched off, but continuous surveillance and efforts of the police resulted in the arrest of Prof Rajneesh Kumar on Thursday morning from Hathras”, Sinha told HT.

Based on possible hideouts in the surrounding area, police teams had also been dispatched to Mathura village, but he could not be traced there.

The accused professor survived charges of uploading 59 obscene videos online, said police sources.

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The UP State Women Commission, which received the complaint from a victim who sent it to the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, and other authorities, acted on it to lodge the FIR. The complaint contained 12 obscene photographs, some of which were allegedly taken inside the Dean's office, showing the professor's inappropriate behaviour towards some students.

There have been continuous complaints against Kumar for sexually exploiting women students over the years; however, he has always remained chief proctor of the institution.

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