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POCSO Act Enforcement: Bihar Headmaster Detained After Student Accusations

Police arrested government school headmaster Mahesh Prasad Yadav in Nawada, Bihar, following allegations by female students that he entered their washroom and subjected them to sexual harassment.

Nilakshi Barman | | 2 min read

POCSO Act Enforcement: Bihar Headmaster Detained After Student Accusations
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In Brief:

  1. Police arrested headmaster Mahesh Prasad Yadav under the POCSO Act, and the District Education Officer suspended him effective September 18, 2026.
  2. Female students reported that Yadav entered the school washroom, physically picked them up, and made them sit on his lap.
  3. The Nawada district administration lodged an FIR against Yadav and remanded him to judicial custody at Mandal Jail.

Nawada Police arrested Mahesh Prasad Yadav, the headmaster of a government school in Nawada district, Bihar, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following student protests on September 18, 2026. Female students at the institution alleged that Yadav entered the school washroom, physically picked them up, and made them sit on his lap. Following the complaints and subsequent protests by students and parents on the school premises, local authorities detained Yadav.

The Nawada District Education Officer issued an official order suspending Yadav from his post under Rule 9 of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005. Police registered a formal case under the POCSO Act and transferred Yadav to judicial custody at Mandal Jail.

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