<p>Akola: A case was registered on Tuesday against a 47-year-old government school teacher in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>'s Akola district after a few girl students alleged that he had been harassing them by showing them obscene videos.</p>.<p>The development came amid <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/2-nursery-kids-sexually-assaulted-school-principal-among-3-suspended-parents-stage-rail-blockade-over-incident-3156769">protests over the alleged sexual abuse</a> of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur town near Mumbai.</p>.<p>The teacher, working at the Zilla Parishad school at Kazikhed, has been detained for questioning, said a police official.</p>.Badlapur school sexual abuse: Maharashtra govt suspends senior cops who delayed action.<p>As per the FIR registered at Ural police station, six girl students complained that the teacher had been showing them obscene videos for the past four months, he said.</p>.<p>Further investigation was underway, the police official added.</p>.<p>Notably, the crime came to light when the girl students called the toll-free number of the Child Welfare Committee.</p>.<p>Members of the Child Welfare Committee visited the school on Tuesday morning and spoke to some of the girls, following which the case was registered.</p>.<p>Asha Mirge, a former member of the State Women's Commission, demanded strict action against the teacher.</p>
<p>Akola: A case was registered on Tuesday against a 47-year-old government school teacher in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>'s Akola district after a few girl students alleged that he had been harassing them by showing them obscene videos.</p>.<p>The development came amid <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/2-nursery-kids-sexually-assaulted-school-principal-among-3-suspended-parents-stage-rail-blockade-over-incident-3156769">protests over the alleged sexual abuse</a> of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur town near Mumbai.</p>.<p>The teacher, working at the Zilla Parishad school at Kazikhed, has been detained for questioning, said a police official.</p>.Badlapur school sexual abuse: Maharashtra govt suspends senior cops who delayed action.<p>As per the FIR registered at Ural police station, six girl students complained that the teacher had been showing them obscene videos for the past four months, he said.</p>.<p>Further investigation was underway, the police official added.</p>.<p>Notably, the crime came to light when the girl students called the toll-free number of the Child Welfare Committee.</p>.<p>Members of the Child Welfare Committee visited the school on Tuesday morning and spoke to some of the girls, following which the case was registered.</p>.<p>Asha Mirge, a former member of the State Women's Commission, demanded strict action against the teacher.</p>