Chhattisgarh Police on Saturday arrested a 60-year-old man on charges of allegedly molesting two school girls in Durg district.
The accused, Shahadat Hussein, is the father of the girls’ female tuition teacher, Durg Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.
The incident took place in Asaram Bapu Nagar where the minors from Class V and VI were allegedly molested by the accused, the officer said.
A case under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was lodged against him on Friday.