Madrasa teacher beaten in Begumganj, Noakhali, over allegation of abusing a young student, hospitalised
Local people in Begumganj, Noakhali, beat a madrasa teacher named Saiful Islam over an allegation that he raped a third-grade student. Police reached the spot, rescued the seriously injured teacher and admitted him to hospital.
The incident took place on Saturday afternoon at Markaze Ahmad Chhayani Madrasa in Begumganj upazila. The accused, Saiful Islam, works at the madrasa as an assistant teacher.
According to local people citing the child's family, the child's mother told her to go to the madrasa on Saturday morning, but she expressed unwillingness to go. When the mother asked repeatedly, the child said the madrasa teacher Saiful had sexually abused her.
The child also said she had been abused most recently on the previous Wednesday and Thursday.
The mother then informed local people, who went together to the madrasa. There they detained the accused teacher Saiful and beat him.
On receiving the news, police reached the spot, rescued him in a seriously injured condition and admitted him to hospital.
Local people alleged that complaints of child abuse had been raised against teacher Saiful several times before. They demanded proper investigation of the incident and appropriate legal action against the accused.
Officer-in-charge Shamsuzzaman said police had rescued the accused teacher from the spot after receiving the news, and that further legal action would be taken after investigation.
