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Bengaluru mosque muezzin nabbed for sexual abuse of minor boys

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minor boyBengaluru: The Bengaluru police arrested a 50-year-old muezzin (man who calls the faithful for prayer at the mosque) of a mosque after he was charged with the sexual abuse of seven minor boys.

All of the minor boys were being tutored by the muezzin identified as Muneer Abbas Ali (50). He was arrested on Thursday by the Ashoknagar police after parents of the victims lodged complaints.

Accused, who is a native of Gauribidanuru in Chikkaballapura district taught Arabic, Kannada and Hindi to students near his residence at Anepalya in southeast Bengaluru.

The crime came to light when students, most of them pursuing their Class 11 and 12 refused to go to classes and one of the boys confided with his parents about the traumatic experiences.

The police suspect that there might be many more victims, who are not coming out in open.

Muneer was charged under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). He has been remanded to five-day custody.

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