Ferozepur, July 12 -- A government school teacher in Ferozepur's Guru Har Sahai sub-division was arrested on Friday on charges of sexually harassing at least 13 girl students.

Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said a case has been registered against teacher Raj Kumar Chugh under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 74, 79 (outraging woman's modesty) and 75 (sexual harassment), along with Section 8 of the POCSO Act at the Guru Har Sahai police station.

"A probe was conducted by a deputy superintendent of police. The accused has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway," SSP Sidhu said.

According to the police, parents of at least 13 girl students from various classes alleged that the ...