U M Montessori principal Pramod Kumar Gaur, 45, on Friday called the 14-year-old girl to his office and forced her to sit on his lap. Gaur molested her and threatened her with dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident, police said.

When the girl’s parents came to know about the incident, they, along with others, barged into Gaur’s office but he managed to escape from the school, police inspector Y P Singh said.