District and Sessions Judge Hiranmaya Besoi on Monday sentenced Kamalakant Mallick of Sainpada under K Nuagaon in Kandhamal district to four-year imprisonment for misbehaving with girl inmates of the Gumapadar UP School hostel.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs5,500; in default Mallick would spend three months more in jail.
The students had brought the matter to the notice of school Headmaster Bansidhar Sahu alleging that Mallick, the cook and attendant of the hostel, has been misbehaving with them since 2013. K Nuagaon block WEO Rabindra Behera made an enquiry and reported to the Baliguda police station on January 13, 2014.