Overview
- Shivaji Nagar police detained Amit Yadav, a science teacher who runs private coaching classes, on February 5 in Latur.
- The complaint alleges he contacted the minor on a messaging platform, made inappropriate comments, and pressed her to enter a relationship.
- Police say he threatened the girl when she did not respond and, in June last year, stopped her after class and inappropriately touched her.
- The student first confided in a friend before approaching a school counsellor, who alerted her parents and accompanied them to the police station.
- Yadav was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, and the investigation continues.