India, July 3 -- The Dadar police on Wednesday informed a special court for Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act cases that they wish to subject the female teacher of a reputed city school arrested for sexually assaulting her minor student to a psychiatric test.

The court extended the 40-year-old teacher's police custody remand by a day after being informed that the police had got an appointment for her psychiatric evaluation on Thursday.

"We want to carry out the psychiatric evaluation to understand her mental health so that, in the future, she doesn't claim that she is mentally not fit," said a police officer.

The police also told the court that they are searching for the accused's absconding female friend, who all...