The Gamdevi police have arrested a 35-year-old peon of a renowned school from the Grant Road area for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old school girl. The sexual harassment of the class 10 girl was going on since July after the accused (name withheld) befriended her. However, he had threatened her with dire consequences if she discloses it to anyone, said police. 

According to the police, the accused a resident of Virar first befriended her and later started to sexually harass her. He used to take her to the school's toilet and abuse her there. The accused had threatened to kill her if she discloses it to anyone as a reason the girl stayed mum, said police.