Police have begun investigating a case where a female teacher working at a school in one of the southern atolls allegedly groomed a male student in grade eight.

Police said today that the case was reported on the 21st of last month.

"Information related to this case has been shared with relevant authorities, and the investigation is ongoing," the police said.

Last year, police also arrested a teacher on suspicion of engaging in age-inappropriate conversations and grooming school students. The police have sent that case to the Prosecutor General's (PG) office requesting prosecution.