UP Madrassa Manager, teacher arrested for sexually abusing 14-year-old girl

Last updated:Nov 12, 2024 11:04 IST

Jani police station in-charge Pankaj Kumar Singh said those arrested are 42-year-old Adil (teacher) and 47-year-old Maqsood (manager).

The girl’s father told police that the alleged incident took place on October 29. (Representative image)

A manager and a teacher of a madrassa have been arrested here on charges of sexually abusing a 14-year-old student, police said on Monday.

The incident took place near Jani police station and the suspects were detained from Jani Kal cut on Sunday evening, they said.

Jani police station in-charge Pankaj Kumar Singh said those arrested are 42-year-old Adil (teacher) and 47-year-old Maqsood (manager).

“It is alleged that both of them sexually assaulted a minor girl, a student of class 8. Based on the complaint of the victim’s family, Jani police have registered a case against the suspect under relevant provisions of the BNS and POCSO Act,” Singh said.

The girl’s father told police that the alleged incident took place on October 29. When the student started crying, the suspect threatened to kill her. After this, the student became so scared that she stopped going to the madrassa, the official said.

“She became very quiet and also started refusing to go to the madrassa to study. On Saturday, the family members had filed a complaint at Jani police station, leading to the duo’s arrest on Sunday evening,” he said.

The suspects were produced before a local court which remanded them in judicial custody, police added.

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