In the case of the stabbing of an 11-year-old madrasa student Mohammad Ayan in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur by a 12-year-old classmate, shocking allegations of sexual abuse has emerged. On Monday (12th August), the deceased victim’s parents submitted a complaint to SP Vikas Kumar in which they stated that their deceased child was being threatened and sexually abused by teachers of the madarsa.
The complaint states that Mohammad Ayan had complained about this to the madrasa management several times, however, no action was taken. The deceased victim’s parents alleged that their son was killed for complaining about the crimes of the madrasa teachers. The complainant has questioned the police investigation saying that the CCTV camera was switched off at the time of the incident, no other students present in the room were making any noise at the time of the incident, and no blood was found at the spot. The SP, however, assured the complainant that they would conduct a thorough investigation of these allegations.
As reported earlier, on the intervening night of 1-2 August, minor Mohammad Ayan, a class 5th student was stabbed to death by his classmate inside a madrasa in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. On 4th August, the Police arrested another minor who was also studying in the same madrasa. During the investigation, Police found out that a few days earlier, verbal arguments broke out between Mohammad Ayan and the accused minor. The earlier heated argument is said to be the reason behind the murder. However, as the parents of the deceased victim have made fresh allegations in the matter, the police are investigating the rape and harassment angle.
