A 16-year-old girl student was allegedly molested by a teacher at a private coaching centre in Maharashtra`s Nanded city, triggering a protest by local residents who vandalized the education facility, a police official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, the girl told her parents about the molestation incident which took place on September 2 (Monday). Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso Act) against the teacher, Nagesh Jadhav (48), who was arrested on Tuesday, said the official from the Bhagyanagar police station.