A 'madrassa' (seminary) teacher here has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a 13-year-old student after holding him captive for three days, police said on Wednesday.

Shakib Khan, 28, employed at the Islamia Ahle-Sunnat seminary in Inayatnagar locality, was arrested late Tuesday after the student managed to escape and approach the locals, who informed police about the teacher's misdeeds.