KOLLAM: An Arabic teacher has been arrested in Kollam for sexually assaulting female LP school students. The arrested person has been identified as Poovachal native Bathi Shah, a differently-abled man. It is alleged that the accused sexually assaulted the girls studying in classes 3 and 4 by showing obscene videos on his mobile phone in the class. Bathi Shah was nabbed from Madathara in Kollam.

Bathi Shah joined the school three months ago. According to the complaint filed by the parents, he had been sexually assaulting the children since the time he joined the school. The incident came to light after the children told their parents about the incident. The Kulathupuzha police, which registered a case on the complaint of the parents, arrested the accused on the basis of the statements of two children. The case has been filed under various sections, including POCSO and Scheduled Caste Atrocities Act. The accused was produced in court and remanded.