Seminary teacher held for rape of two minor boys

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MUZAFFARGARH: Police arrested on 7 June 2024 a seminary teacher for allegedly raping his two minor students students and threatening them with torture if they disclosed the assault.

As per Daira Din Pannah police, the complainant, Jalal Din, said in his application that his son and a nephew, aged between 10-12 years, had been studying at Madressah Yaseen at Chak No 143/ ML for a couple of months.

He said the boys told him that their teacher `F` raped them at the seminary and threatened them with torture if they told anybody about the assault.

On the complaint, the police registered the case against the suspect under section 376-iii, 377-B.

The police say they have arrested the suspect, while the boys were sent to hospital for the medical examination.

Acknowledgement: Published in Dawn News on 8th June 2024.

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