Karachi police on Wednesday arrested a seminary teacher in Karachi over charges of rape and blackmail.

Korangi SHO Inayatullah Marwat said the teacher had allegedly raped a girl at the seminary he taught at, and later blackmailed her parents with videos of her.

The police official told Dawn that on the complaint of the girl's father police have registered First Information Report (FIR) under section 376 (punishment for rape) of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and arrested the nominated suspect — a 60-year old religious teacher.

The accused demanded money from the complainant and threatened to defame him by making the video public if money was not paid, said the Korangi SHO.

The suspect reportedly gave Quran lessons to children in a seminary located in Korangi-3 area of the metropolis.

The SHO pointed out that the incident took place four years ago and the girl is now married and has a son.