The principal of St Xavier's School in Suburban Andheri here was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy. The police are currently interrogating him to ascertain if he had targeted other children as well.

Another parent alleged that he had filed a complaint against the accused Rojharia Alfanso in the past but no action had been taken then. Alfanso was produced before a court on Friday which sent him to police remand till September 15.

In his statement to the police, the six-year-old boy purportedly said that his principal and he were both at a urinal in the school when the accused touched him inappropriately. Upon reaching home, he narrated the episode to his mother who took him to the police station. The police registered a case under Section 8 (punishment for sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012.