IPOH, Oct. 26 -- Police are investigating alleged sexual harassment involving a school principal and a Form Three student in Hutan Melintang, Perak, following a report by the student's mother.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the report was lodged on October 24, with the case being investigated under Section 15(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

"Following the report lodged by the victim's mother, the case is being investigated under Section 15(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017," he told a press conference at the Perak Police Headquarters today.

Mohd Alwi said the 56-year-old principal lodged a separate report the next day, alleging that he had been assaulted by members of the st...