The Al Arqam sect was started by an Islamic leader named Ashaari Mohamad. The government of Malaysia had banned the group back in 1994 calling them a heretical and deviant cult.
In Gujarat, teacher Akhtar Ali allegedly called the girl into a room for cleaning and then took her to a corner and physically molested her after taking off her clothes.
The accused during the interrogation confirmed to the Bareilly police that he abducted the girl and changed her name to Mariyam. The girl meanwhile confirmed that she was raped for around 2 months and forced to convert her religion to Islam.
The Anglican Church and the Catholic Church have acknowledged the abuses meted out to victims after an inquiry found 200,000 children and adults were subjected to abuse by church care for over 7 decades.
Ruby Franke, who has over 2.5 million followers, admitted to forcing her child to work outside all day in the blazing hot sun while depriving him of water and food as punishment.
The NCPCR highlighted that the state has failed to work in the best interest of the victims while the authorities were entrusted with the responsibility of protecting children's rights. The Commission noticed that there were deliberate violations of the laws and the minors were not treated with due care in several cases involving crimes against the children.