Islamic teacher in custody for sodomising boy

An Islamic teacher from Kashmir has been arrested on the charge of sodomising a student inside a madrassa in Baramulla district.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police (Baramulla) Mir Imtiyaz Hussain, a student of Darul Uloom and his father filed a complaint against the teacher at Kreeri police station on January 28. It was alleged that the teacher of the seminary called the boy to his room after morning prayers on December 20, 2017 and sexually assaulted him.

“The accused teacher according to the complainant closed the door and forcibly sexually assaulted the boy”, he said. “The accused was finally arrested on Saturday,” said Imtiyaz. He has been booked under section 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of Ranbir Penal Code. Indian Penal Code is not applicable in J&K given its special status in the Indian Union and separate Constitution.