A Teacher working at an NMMC-run school was held on Wednesday for molesting 15 female students during the computer class. The girls from Std VI, VII and VIII approached the Turbhe police to register an FIR.

The accused was identified as 31-year-old Lochan Parulekar. "Parulekar used to touch girls inappropriately during computer classes and even pass obscene comments. This had been happening for two months," said an officer from Turbhe police station. "When a student narrated this incident to their class teacher, more girls came forward and narrated similar incidents. The school's headmaster was then informed," the officer added.