A headmaster was arrested for allegedly molesting a teenage student of his school in Cahcar district of Assam, police said on Sunday.
The head master was picked up from his home on Saturday night after receiving a complaint from the parents of the girl, Cachar Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Dev Mahanta said.
In the FIR lodged with the Dwarbond Police Station, her parents said the headmaster called the student to his chamber in the school located in Barjalanga area on Saturday and tried to force himself on her.
The girl managed to run away from his office and narrated the incident to her parents, Mahanta said.
"The headmaster was arrested on the basis of the FIR lodged by the family. He will be produced in court on Monday," the SP said.
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