Teacher held for 'rape' of 7-year-old student

NAVI MUMBAI: A teacher of a reputed English-medium school in Kalamboli was on Wednesday arrested on charges of raping a seven-year-old student.

Kalamboli police officials said the incident took place on June 21 on the campus of St Joseph High School and involved a 32-year-old teacher, Firoze Ibrahim, and a third-standard student. Ibrahim allegedly forced the girl to come with him to one of the rooms in the school during lunch break and committed the crime.