Kanpur, Oct. 27 -- A school van driver has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl during her daily commute and extorting Rs.10 lakh from her by threatening to kill her father.

The Class 10 student, too frightened to tell anyone, handed over Rs.5 lakh each on Thursday and Friday (October 22 and 23), according to a complaint filed by her family on Monday.

SHO Kotwali Chandrakant Mishra said the accused, Sonu Nigam, a resident of Gandhinagar, has been arrested. An FIR has been registered against Nigam and Umang Singh Chauhan, described as the head of a group of van drivers, under charges including molestation and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The girl is the daughter of a prop...