In a flagrant abuse of responsibility, the principal of a school in Dadar for deaf and mentally challenged students, along with a teacher of the institution, allegedly took sexual advantage of several deaf and mute students. Both academicians have been arrested.

The principal, identified as N Reddy, and teacher Dutta Kumar Patil, have been booked under charges of molestation under Section 354 of the IPC and other relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The Dadar police revealed that they received a complaint against Reddy and Patil on Tuesday, through an advocate appointed by a student’s parents.