LAHORE: The Green Town police investigating an alleged girls’ abuse case involving a teacher at an academy confirmed that the suspect made more than 10 objectionable video clips and captured many such photos of the students.

Police said the medical reports, however, did not confirm the allegation of raping the girls at the academy.

Inquiries confirmed that the teacher, in his 50s, would make objectionable videos of his minor students at the academy through his mobile phone.

The scandal had surfaced a couple of days ago when father of a victim complained to police about this heinous crime. In a written complaint, he informed police that the teacher was involved in immoral activities and hurling threats of uploading video clips of his daughter on the internet to get money.

More than a dozen under-10 girls were getting education at the academy, where police conducted raid and arrested the suspect. Police also recovered from his home some video clips and seized his mobile phone.

Saddar Division SP Zahid Nawaz Marwat told Dawn that a majority of the girls attending the academy were from one to 10th class. “Police have recovered 10 video clips and some photographs from the custody of the suspect which confirmed the allegations of his involvement in immoral activities,” he said.

He said the scope of investigations had been widened now since police came to know that the suspect was running tuition centres in many areas of the city for the last six years.

SSP Investigation Rana Ayyaz Saleem said police acted promptly after receiving complaint of a local resident. He said the medial reports of the girls did not confirm the allegation of rape but initial investigations confirmed that he had captured objectionable photos of three girls at the academy.

The SSP said the teacher was unmarried and holding a BSc degree. During interrogation he claimed that he would film girls to impart sex education which showed that he needed psychological treatment, he added.

The Green Town SHO said the suspect had made suicide attempt but police foiled it.

Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2015

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