Madrasa in-charge arrested for brutally assaulting girl students

Bengaluru:

The city police have arrested a madrasa in-charge in Kothanur on Thursday on charges of misusing his position and brutally assaulting young girls studying at the institution over minor mistakes.

According to the Kothanur police the arrested individual has been identified as Mohammad Hassan. Police said Hassan ran a madrasa in Thanisandra, and CCTV footage of the inhumane assault has gone viral on social media.

The victim’s mother in her complaint said that her daughter was admitted to the 5th class in the madrassa and its hostel in July 2024.

Police said that Hassan’s sister worked as the principal of the madrasa, and the assault took place in her presence, along with other staff members.  The parents of the victims protested against the incident, demanding strict action against Hassan.

A case was registered against him at the Kottanur police station. The madrasa has been in operation since 2012 and has around 200 students.

The over two-minute CCTV footage showed Hassan and his four staff members in his chamber while the female students stood fearfully at the entrance. Later, he grabbed the hair of a girl and dragged her into his chamber. Later, he mercilessly thrashed her on the back.

The video showed Hassan grabbing another girl’s hands and forcefully twisting her fingers. As she writhed in pain, he placed an object in her hand and squeezed it. The other girls watch in terror as he suddenly starts slapping the child on her cheek and repeatedly hitting her on the head. When she collapses to the ground, he kicked her multiple times. He pressed another girl’s toes with his feet, instructing her to join both legs before applying full pressure. When she lost balance, he grabbed her and continued to stamp on her toes with his feet.

Kothanur police have registered a case under section 75 (punishment for cruelty to children) of the Juvenile Justice Act and section 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.