Teacher held for molesting, thrashing Class IV girls

GHAZIABAD: A teacher at a leading Ghaziabad public school was arrested on Monday and charged with molesting and beating his students after their parents lodged a police complaint.

The teacher, Joseph D’Souza, is accused of thrashing a dozen girls of Class IV in St Paul’s Academy, Raj Nagar, allegedly after they skipped his music class. In this co-educational school, the teacher singled out girls for punishment.