India, June 1 -- A 29-year-old warden of a school for children with special needs was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two students - brothers aged 13 and 9 - police said. Following the incident, the Uttarakhand school has been shut down.

The warden, Monu Pal, a resident of Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, was living near Kargi Chowk in Patel Nagar.

Child rights commission chairperson Geeta Khanna said, "The accused had been working in the school since May 16. His police verification wasn't done."

"The school was being run by a trust registered in Delhi. Since this school is limited to pre-preparatory level only, no educational recognition was taken from the concerned authorities for its operation. The school has been closed," Khanna ...