Chennai kabaddi coach on the run after minor files sexual harassment complaint
A special police team has been formed to trace and arrest the accused, who is currently on the run, police sources said.
A kabaddi coach in Chennai has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl during training sessions.
Police registered a case against the coach, identified as Raju, based on a complaint filed by the survivor at the Semmenchery All Women Police Station.
According to the complaint, the minor was subjected to repeated sexual harassment during training sessions. She also alleged that the coach threatened her and coerced her into cooperating with him.
A special police team has been formed to trace and arrest the accused, who is currently on the run, police sources said.
This is the second alleged case of sexual abuse involving a coach and a trainee reported this month.
Earlier this month, police arrested a football coach in Maharashtra after a 17-year-old girl accused him of repeatedly raping her over three years under the pretext of mentoring her for a career in the sport.
The accused, Abhijit Mandal, a 36-year-old resident of Vasai, ran a private football training centre in the area.
According to police, the victim approached him for training in 2023. Mandal allegedly won her trust before repeatedly sexually assaulting her over the following three years.
He was also accused of recording videos and photographs of the assaults and later using them to threaten the victim when she began to distance herself from him.