A 16-year-old boy studying in a madarasa raped a 4-year-old girl

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Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) – In the Bhajpur area here, a 16-year-old Muslim boy, who studies in a madarasa, lured a 4-year-old girl to a field under the pretext of giving her sugarcane and then raped her. When the girl resisted, she was brutally beaten. After the assault, he threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident.

The victim returned home crying. Family members initially thought she had been injured, but when they took her to the hospital, it was revealed that she had been raped. After the girl disclosed the sexual assault, the enraged family filed a complaint with the police. A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by the girl’s father, said Gyan Prakash Rai, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Modinagar. The accused has been arrested and sent to a juvenile detention center. The police are further investigating the case. It has also been revealed by the police that the minor accused is a student at a local madrasa.

Editorial Perspective

Serious crimes like rape and murder committed by students of madarasas are frequently coming to light. This raises the need to investigate the kind of education being imparted to them, and madarasas across the country should be scrutinized.