Kerala Police arrest teacher for sexual abuse
Monday - June 3, 2019 5:34 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Kottayam (Kerala), June 3 (IANS) The Kerala Police has arrested a madrassa teacher accused of sexually abusing three children, an official said on Monday.Ustad Yusuf, 63, was on Saturday arrested from near Palakkad based on a complaint lodged by the parents of a boy subjected to abuse.Sub-Inspector T.M. Sufi told IANS: "He (Yusuf) claims that he was a victim of child abuse and even though he has not accepted violating children for several years, the arrest has been made following complaints that he abused two young girls and a small boy." The police will on Tuesday seek the custody of Yusuf, said Sufi.Yusuf has been engaged as a religious teacher for a long time, the officer said.
--IANS sg/pg/mr
--IANS sg/pg/mr
