A 41-year-old teacher of a school has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a teen student in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, police told news agency PTI on Friday.

The accused, who is from Nalasopara, was arrested on Thursday evening under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, an official told PTI.