India, Dec. 24 -- A 32-year-old physical training teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting, threatening and stalking a 13-year-old girl student at a school. The police said they have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

According to the Sanpada police, the accused, a married man, was employed as a PT teacher at a school in Sanpada. According to the complaint filed by the minor's parents, the teacher had allegedly been assaulting the minor girl for several months.

The police said the first incident was in August this year, when the accused sent a boy to deliver a message to the girl. When the boy refused to deliver the message, the teacher assaulted him. Senior inspe...