Three children who were allegedly confined to their home and not provided a formal education at their parents behest were rescued by Childline in Ernakulam on Tuesday.

The Childline intervened after the neighbours alleged that the children were not allowed to go out of the house and denied primary school education. The children and their mother have been shifted to a shelter home as directed by the district magistrate.

Abdul Latheef, the father of three boys aging 11, 9 and 7 years, claims that he did not believe in Indian rules and Constitution and instead accepted the law of Saudi Arabia.

Secretary of the District Legal Services, Basheer, who spoke to the father, told the media that Latheef claims himself to be God.

He claims that he is teaching his children according to international Arab syllabus. He says that these three children will be imams' at mosques in Arab countries and they are being taught for that. He further added that school education could spoil his children.

According to the neighbours, Abdul Latheef has been living in North Paravoor for over ten years now with his wife and three children. Over the years, the family members barely stepped out of the house and had minimal contact with the neighbours. Even the children were not allowed to mingle with others.

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