India, May 14 -- A female teacher working at a private school in west Delhi's Janakpuri was arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl by a 57-year-old caretaker, police said on Thursday.

The teacher was produced before a court and was remanded to one day in police custody, following which cops started interrogating her.

"For the purpose of investigation, police had sought a two-day police custody remand of the female teacher. After hearing arguments, the court has granted a one-day police remand. Our teams have already started questioning the teacher," PTI news agency cited the officer as saying.

The child's mother had alleged that a teacher was also involved in the case, and claimed that her family had to w...