NEET Aspirant Kidnapped, Raped For Over 6 Months By 2 Popular Kanpur Coaching Teachers

Kanpur: Two well-known teachers from a popular coaching centre in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur were arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a minor who had gone to the city to prepare for her NEET medical entrance exam. The teachers had allegedly been harassing her for months and held hostage for over six months.

The teachers have been arrested and charged with offences of rape, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act. The student was 17 years old when this happened with her, news agency PTI reported.

The minor finally mustered the courage to lodge a complaint against the teachers after the CCTV footage of one of the teachers, who was arrested a few months ago for allegedly sexually harassing another student, was widely shared.