NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is taking the molestation case related to its Sanjay Nagar School very seriously. After suspending the teacher and headmaster, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane has taken action against education officer (high school) Ashok Talatulle.

Following recommendations from additional municipal commissioner Hemant Kumar Pawar and deputy municipal commissioner Rizwan Siddiqui, the civic chief demoted Talatulle to headmaster. He has been appointed in the Sanjay Nagar School itself.

Confirming the action, Pawar said Talatulle failed to give justice to his responsibilities and also initiate measures to prevent from such incidents. "Three cases of molestation of students came to fore in a span of six months. Besides, there are no two posts of education officers in the NMC's bylaws. Still, two persons have been appointed as education officers, one for primary school and other for high school," he said.

Pawar added that new education officer has been finalized and also appointed. "Mangala Chavan has been promoted as assistant education officer and given officiating charge as education officer," he said.

Headmaster of Sanjay Nagar school Waman Moon was suspended a couple of days ago. This is the school where a teacher had molested nine girls last month. The accused teacher Pradip Gupta was suspended immediately after the case came to fore. Besides, assistant education officer Malti Sharma and school inspector Meena Gupta have also got warnings in the case.