Nearly two weeks after a class eight student in Jalpaiguri district was allegedly molested by her classmate, the boy was detained on Saturday after her mother sent a written complaint to the district Child Welfare Committee (CWC), the Superintendent of Police (SP), and the Women’s Police Station.

The mother has alleged that her daughter, who has been left traumatised after the alleged incident on June 23, was threatened by the school authorities and told to remain silent when she complained to them.

The mother said that she initially emailed the school but received no response. When she visited the school, she was allegedly asked to “settle the matter”, and the school authorities allegedly threatened to expel her daughter.

“I informed the school authorities of the entire incident in an email. But I did not receive any response. When I went to the school to inform them about the matter, they asked me to settle it,” she told mediapersons.

The accused student, along with others, also allegedly continued to harass and insult the girl student.

After receiving the complaint on Saturday, the CWC ordered the police to investigate the case and submit a report within three days.

“An investigation has been ordered. Once the probe report comes, we will inform the authorities to take action,” Jalpaiguri Child Welfare Committee chairman Manna Mukherjee said, adding he has also written to the school authorities.

Following the complaint and CWC’s directive, police on Sunday detained the accused boy.

“We have received a complaint. A specific case has been registered. The boy has been sent to a safe home. Further investigation is on. Both are students of the same class,” SP (Jalpaiguri) Khandbahale Umesh Ganpat told The Indian Express over the phone.

The Women’s Police Station has been ordered to probe the matter.