A TEACHER at a religious school in Batu Pahat was remanded for seven days at the Magistrate's Court today after being suspected of sexually assaulting two female students while punishing them.
The remand order against the 29-year-old suspect was issued by Magistrate Nurasidah A Rahman from today until Monday.
The remand order is to enable the police to conduct further investigations under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
Based on reports, two incidents occurred, in 2023 and last year, where the victim was asked to cover her eyes with a handkerchief.
The suspect said the action was punishment for the victim who accidentally spilt chicken on the table in his class.
While blindfolded, the victim was ordered to remove half of her clothes and at the same time, the suspect asked the student involved to promise not to tell anyone about the incident.
One of the victims in the report said that this incident had happened many times with the suspect calling her into the classroom without the presence of other students before committing the act.
Following a report made at the Batu Pahat District Police Headquarters (IPD) yesterday, the police arrested the suspect on the same day to assist in the investigation. - November 25, 2025
