Kendrapara, June 23: An Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) has been detained by the Rajnagar police in Kendrapara on Thursday, on the charges of molesting a girl student.

The accused has been identified as Subash Mohanty, the BEO of Rajnagar.

Sources said that Mohanty had visited a high school under the Rajnagar block limit today. Meanwhile, he allegedly molested a girl of Class VIII getting her alone.

Following this, a complaint was lodged with the Rajnagar police in this connection.

A case has been registered and investigation is underway, said the investigating officer.