The 42-year-old director of a vedic school in Parbhani district was arrested and two juvenile students were detained for the alleged assault and ragging of two minor students, the police said on Sunday.

The victims, in the age group of 9 to 10 years, were allegedly ragged and their private parts were tied with manja (string) by the accused, Parbhani’s deputy superintendent of police Sanjay Pardeshi said.

The incident occurred at Ganesh Ved Pathshala on Basmat Road, between August 26 and September 12. It came to light on Wednesday when the parents of the two victims complained to the police. The accused students also allegedly beat them up. The victims suffered injury to their private parts, Mr. Pardeshi said. The boys had complained to the Ved Pathshala director, Sudhir Kulkarni, but their pleas were disregarded.

Mr. Kulkarni was arrested on Saturday for ignoring the complaints of the victims, while the two accused, who are 10 and 13 years old, were detained, Mr. Pardeshi said.