A Zilla Parishad schoolteacher was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a student in Yavatmal in Maharashtra for the past two months, police said.
Arun Rathod (51), employed with Belora ZP school, was caught by people in an objectionable position in school and handed over to the police after a thrashing, an official said.
"He used to tell the student to stay back in class for tuition over the past two months and then rape her. He has been charged under IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," the official informed.