Malkangiri, March 22 -- Police have arrested the principal of a Higher Secondary School for allegedly making advances at a student in Odisha's Malkangiri district.

The accused was identified as Prasant Kumar Padhy, principal of MV79 Higher Secondary School. He has been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after the girl filed a complaint against him, accusing him of an indecent romantic proposal.

As per the complainant, the accused principal offered to help her in exams and on the pretext of guiding her, approached her over Whatsapp and proposed love to her.

The student then reached out to the police and filed a complaint against him after which the accused was arrested. A case has been registered and further in...