A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a Class IV student of The Millennium School in Panipat. The nine-year-old girl had gone to the school wasroom on Wednesday when the accused, a housekeeping staff, allegedly tried to molest her.

The accused was produced before the local court on Friday and remanded to police custody for a day.

“Tarun, a resident of Rakesh Nagar, was arrested late on Thursday after he confessed to having molested the girl,” said the spokesperson of the Panipat police, adding: “The man was detained for questioning. Tarun was arrested around midnight after he confessed to his crime”.

‘Verification was done’

More persons may be arrested based on further investigation in the case, said the spokesperson. School Principal Amita Kochhar, who is also an accused in the case, said that police verification of the accused was done.

Tarun allegedly tried to molest the girl when she had gone to the washroom.

The parents reported the matter to Ms. Kochhar after they noticed marks around the girl’s waist.

Several parents staged a protest outside the school on Thursday accusing school authorities of trying to hush-up the matter and for failing to provide security to the students. Ms. Kochhar has, however, denied all charges.