Crime & Courts

Police receive three more reports against ustaz for allegedly sodomising students

KOTA BARU: Police have received three more reports against an ustaz of a religious school for allegedly sodomising his students two years ago.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the latest reports were lodged by the same students recently, bringing the total number of reports to six.

"Before this, police received three reports from three students of a religious school in Machang.

"Last week, we received another three reports, from the same students.

"In the latest reports, the students claimed the incident happened at another religious school located in Bachok.

"The three students, aged between 12 to 15, in their reports claimed that the incidents had occured since 2022," he said when contacted.

He said the 39-year-old ustaz who was arrested on Apr 15, has been remanded until Apr 29.

Zaki said police are still investigating the case.

He added the case is being investigated under Section 377C of the Penal Code.

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