A high school teacher was today taken into custody for allegedly trying to molest a minor girl near Nagar Kotwali area here, police said.
The accused stopped the 12-year-old class VII student with wrong intentions and attempted to molest her, Superintendent of Police MP Verma said.
He said the teacher was caught red handed when the student raised an alarm.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of IPC and POCSO Act, the SP added.