A case of vicarious and debauch act of raping a minor girl by a Madarsa teacher has come light from Saharsa district of Bihar, where the local panchayat is reported to have tried to settle the matter without punishing the culprit of heinous crime.
Madarsa teacher named Mohammad Imtiyaz alias Chunna was alleged to have been raping a 13-year-old girl several times for past many months, as the victim’s mother had lodged a complaint with the local police against the accused on October 8, officials are reported to have said.
Accused Imtiyaz’s crime came to light after the minor victim got pregnant and following the complaint the accused was arrested, they said adding that the victim has been undergoing treatment at a hospital after her pregnancy was terminated.
Meanwhile, according to reports, a panchayat was called by some people belonging to the Muslim community to ‘settle’ the matter.
The victim’s mother has reportedly alleged that accused Mohammad Imtiyaz had threatened to kill the victim if she informed anyone about his crime. She also claimed that after she filed a complaint against the accused and an FIR was registered at the Sadar Thana police station, a panchayat was called and the victim was offered Rs 10,000 to withdraw the case.
According to reports in media the victim’s mother alleged that Tariq, Mumtaz, Anjar, Shamsher, Munna, Chhotkan and others were in attendance in the panchayat, where attempts were made to shield the accused.
Tariq is stated to be the Ward Commissioner (Ward Councillor), who along with others tried to pressurise the victim’s family to ‘compromise’. But, a POCSO Act case has been filed against the accused.
In the complaint, the victim’s mother explained that she and her husband lived in Delhi. They had left the girl at her grandmother’s house so she could attend the madarsa and continue her education. However, Imtiyaz sexually abused her for months.
The victim’s grandmother is reported to have said, “Imtiaz from the madrasa was doing wrong things with my granddaughter. He would threaten her with violence if she ever spoke out, which is why she couldn’t tell anyone. She started experiencing abdominal pain and had a high fever, so she was prescribed medication. When she didn’t improve, we took her to a private hospital, where we found out that the madrasa Hafiz Mohammad Imtiyaz had been sexually abusing her. Doctors operated to remove the fetus to save the girl’s life.”
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