Kuala terengganu: A headmaster of a pondok school in Tumpat, Kelantan, who was previously charged in court for physical sexual assault against a male student, has been arrested again on suspicion of committing a similar offence at a tahfiz school in Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kuala Terengganu District Police Chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor stated that the 46-year-old suspect was apprehended at 7.30 pm yesterday at a madrasah in Tumpat. Initial investigations suggest that the suspect allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old male student at a tahfiz school in Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus, around 9 pm in February.

Azli explained that the suspect is currently on remand for five days to assist with the investigation under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. Last Thursday, the suspect faced charges at the Pasir Mas Sessions Court in Kelantan with seven counts of sexually assaulting a male student and possession of obscene images, to which he pleaded not guilty.