Pak teacher arrested over alleged sexual assault

A teacher at a seminary in Pakistan has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child.

The man was arrested after the victim's father registered a case with the police, alleging that the former had assaulted his son, reported the Dawn.

The police said that the 12-year-old, who was taking lessons from the suspect at a nearby mosque, refused to go for the classes and revealed to his mother that the teacher had sexually assaulted him at knifepoint.

The victim's family is currently residing in a Pakistani town called Kural.