How teacher who molested 14-year-old was caught

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By: Rita Ghose
Date: 2008-08-13
Mumbai:
Members of the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS), the student wing of the Shiv Sena, laid a trap for Umakant Sangve after the girl complained to them. Poonam Markhande (name changed), along with a few other students, approached Amol Palekar, a BVS activist, and complained about Sangve's behaviour. "Sangve used to touch me indecently. He warned me not to disclose the incident to anyone in my family," Poonam told Palekar. When Poonam's parents confronted Sangve on Saturday, he denied the allegations."We then approached the principal, Ramachandra Adhavle, who refused to meet us," said Palekar. The trapLater, Sangve gave the BVS the perfect opportunity to catch him. "When he called Poonam on her cell phone and asked her to meet him at an isolated place on Monday, she put the phone on loudspeaker. We heard the conversation and set a trap. He was caught when he came to meet her," added Palekar.A case was then registered against Sangve at Kurar police station in Malad (E). "Sangve will remain in police custody till August 26," said Inspector Popat Tivatne. The principal remained unavailable for comment. Police sources say the school has decided to suspend Sangve. Sources revealed this is not the first time that such an incident has taken place.