‘My wife is ill, I want to sleep with you’: UP school operator held after video of remarks to staffer goes viral | Lucknow News

Dinesh Rai, a private school operator in Kushinagar, was arrested due to a viral video

LUCKNOW: A private school operator was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar after a more than five-minute video, purportedly showing him making objectionable remarks to a female staff member, went viral on social media.The accused, identified as Dinesh Rai, a resident of Motichhappar under Ravindranagar Dhoos police station, was arrested after police took cognisance of a social media post alleging sexual harassment and threats against the woman.The video purportedly shows a conversation between Rai and the female staffer. During the exchange, Rai is allegedly heard making an inappropriate reference to having a physical relationship with her, saying, “My wife is ill… that’s why I want to sleep with you.”The woman is heard objecting to the remarks and telling him that she is someone’s daughter and questioning how he could speak to her in such a manner.Following the video’s circulation, Ravindranagar Dhoos police registered FIR No. 160/2026 against Rai and arrested him. According to the police press note, the case has been registered under Sections 75, 115(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), relating to sexual harassment, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.The arrest was made by a team led by SHO Anil Kumar Singh, along with Sub-Inspector Vinayak Yadav and Constable Pankaj Singh.Police said further legal action would be taken based on the investigation and available evidence.