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Hyderabad: Life Sentence for Madrasa Teacher
30 Sep
Summary
- A Madrasa teacher received a life sentence for assaulting a 13-year-old student.
- The court also imposed a fine and ordered compensation for the victim.
- The assault occurred in December 2024, with charges under POCSO Act.
A fast-track court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district has handed down a life sentence to a 30-year-old Madrasa teacher for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old student. The court stipulated a fine of Rs 25,500 for the accused, identified as Mohammed Munawar Hussain, and awarded Rs 2 lakh as compensation to the victim.
The incident reportedly took place on December 25, 2024, when Hussain allegedly took the student to a room near a mosque in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar and assaulted him. The victim also disclosed a similar act by the accused two days prior. The matter came to light after the boy, who was brought home due to illness on December 26, 2024, underwent a medical examination. The boy disclosed the assault to his mother on January 1, 2025, prompting a police complaint on January 4, 2025. The case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, 2012, with the conviction based on presented evidence.
