Retired army officer arrested for molesting minor

A retired army officer has been arrested by the city police for allegedly molesting a minor.

Lt Col Tejinder Singh, who runs a training institute in Kondhva area, was arrested last night and is accused of misbehaving with the class IX student when she attended tuition on Sunday, according to a complaint filed by her parents.

The matter came to light when the girl refused to go to tuition for the abacus maths examination, police said.

Forty eight-year-old Singh has been charged under section 354 of IPC, they added.