KOLLAM: A 34-year-old vlogger and director of an Islamic academy was arrested on Sunday for allegedly “sexually abusing” a 16-year-old girl on multiple occasions by claiming he could cure her ailments through prayers in Ochira, police said.According to news agency PTI, the accused was identified as Mohammed Niyas Jouhari, director of Habibiyya Islamic Academy in Ochira and a native of Devikulangara in Alappuzha district.A case has been registered against him under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.According to police, the girl’s paternal grandmother had taken her to Niyas, believing that prayers could help treat her physical ailments.Niyas allegedly won the family’s trust by claiming he could cure the girl’s health problems.Between 2025 and 2026, he allegedly took the girl to different places and sexually abused her, police told PTI.The incident came to light after the girl told her family what had happened to her.Following her complaint, Ochira police registered a case and took the accused into custody from Karunagappally on Saturday night. His arrest was formally recorded on Sunday after interrogation, police said.According to information provided by police, Niyas has more than one lakh followers across various social media platforms and over two lakh subscribers on YouTube.(With inputs from PTI)