Teacher (60) arrested for molesting Class V girl

A 60-year-old teacher was today arrested for allegedly molesting a Class V student of a leading private school in the Sahibabad area here.

Based on a complaint filed by the girl's mother, a resident of Dilshad Garden in Delhi, a case has been registered against music teacher Tarun Chatterjee, a senior police officer said.

According to the complainant, the accused, a resident of Shahdara, would travel in the same bus as the girl to the school in Sahibabad.

It was on Sept. 5 that she complained to her mother about the teacher's behaviour.

Following the complaint and his subsequent arrest, the school management has suspended the teacher, police said, adding that a probe was on into the case.