Religious teacher remanded for allegedly caning 12-year-old pupil

ALOR GAJAH: A tahfiz teacher has been remanded for seven days on suspicion of caning his pupil, leaving bruises on several parts of the boy’s body.

The remand order until September 9 against the 22-year-old ustaz was issued by judge Aiza Khairuddin at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (September 3) to assist investigations under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.