School van driver arrested for sexually assaulting five-year-old girl in Chennai

CHENNAI Police have arrested a 31-year-old school van driver for allegedly sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl inside a private school at Red Hills in Chennai. According to a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother with the Red Hills All-Women Police Station on Thursday (November 5, 2026), S.

Shyam (31), a resident of Puzhal, who worked as a van driver at the school, assaulted her daughter. The girl was waiting in the school van after classes when Shyam allegedly took her to the school toilet and sexually assaulted her.

He also allegedly threatened to kill the girl and her parents if she disclosed the incident to anyone. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and arrested Shyam on Thursday.