URI: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a government school teacher for allegedly molesting a minor student in Uri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

"The accused has been arrested and FIR has been lodged under relevant sections of law. Further investigation is going on," said a police official.

The incident was reported by the mother of a third-grade student to Uri police.

She alleged that her daughter was molested by the teacher after school hours on Friday, reports said.