Overview

• Police identify the accused as a 42-year-old chemistry teacher at a coaching centre in Nalla Sopara, Palghar.
• The student alleges he called her for an extra class, took her into his office and molested her.
• Her parents confronted him at the centre after she disclosed the incident and handed him to police.
• He was booked under Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with provisions of the POCSO Act, officers said.
• Investigators are recording the minor’s statement, questioning other students and looking into a reported attempt to photograph her the next day.