THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 50-year-old high school teacher was arrested on Friday for sexually abusing minor students in Nedumangad. According to reports, the accused has been working in a government school near Nedumangad. The arrest was made following the complaints from two students.

It is learnt that the teacher used to take the boys in his car to isolated places in the pretext of providing training. According to police, the teacher used to force them to indulge in unnatural sexual acts and abuse them. Though the students had initially opposed his demands, the teacher threatened them and asked them not to reveal this to anyone else.

The issue came to light when one of the students revealed this to his parents. Following this, complaints were filed by the children's parents to the police and Childline. Police said that the teacher is currently being interrogated.