Ludhiana, Oct. 17 -- A school peon was arrested for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old student on the school premises after she went to a teacher's room to look for a book. The girl's mother, in her complaint to the police, also alleged that the accused had recorded a video of her daughter.

The accused, Prince Pal, was booked by the Tibba police under Section 75 (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

According to the complaint, the girl needed a book for school and approached her class teacher, who asked her to collect it from the teacher's room.

The mother alleged that while the student was looking for the book, the accused entered the r...