Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) The principal of a private school in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayanagaram district was Saturday arrested for allegedly trying to molest a girl student.
The incident took place in Bhogapuram in Vijayanagaram in north coastal Andhra.

Police said Srinivas Rao had called three girl students of Class 5 to his house for some work as the school was closed on account of second Saturday. He allegedly tried to molest one of the girls in a room.

Alerted by the screams of the girl, neighbours caught hold of the principal. The parents and other relatives of the victim and local people thrashed the principal after tying him to a pole.

A police officer said the 11-year-old girl complained that the principal tried to sexually assault her but Rao has denied the allegation.

Rao was arrested and a case has been filed against him, police said.