Minor Student Sexually Assaulted by Headmaster

Thane: The headmaster of a private school in Bhiwandi area here has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor student for over a fortnight, police said today.

The district rural police arrested Pramod Nayak yesterday and charged him under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bhiwandi police station.

Nayak, a headmaster of a private school at Shelar in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi area, allegedly called the Class 10 student to his cabin and made advances at her, the official said.

The abuse went on for over a fortnight, he said, adding that the girl finally confided in her mother yesterday, following which the parents along with a few others beat up the accused and handed him over to the police.