Police have arrested the head teacher of a Hafezia madrasa from Parandaha area in Satkhira Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon on charges of sexually abusing a 14-year-old student in Ashashuni upazila.
The arrestee, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, 40, a resident of Kashimpur village in Fingri union under Satkhira Sadar upazila, serves as head teacher of Sarappur Darussunnah Hafezia Madrasa and Orphanage.
Police conducted a three-hour operation using information technology to arrest him on Thursday afternoon.
The arrest followed a case filed on Thursday by the victim’s father, Md Akhtarul Islam, at Ashashuni Police Station.
According to the case statement, Mokhlesur had been giving unethical proposals at various times to a 14-year-old student of the Hifz department at the madrasa.
When the student refused, he was subjected to harassment and beatings. Additionally, for the past few days, the teacher took the student to his room late at night and forced him to massage his hands and feet.
The case statement detailed that on 21 October at around 7am, while returning after taking rice and lentils from the boarding facility to the kitchen, the teacher forcibly took the student to his room and sexually abused him.
When the student screamed, the teacher covered his mouth and warned him not to disclose the incident to anyone. Upon returning home, the student informed his parents about the matter. As he felt ill, he was taken to Ashashuni Upazila Health Complex for primary treatment.
Shahidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Ashashuni Police Station, confirmed the matter, saying that police initiated a drive promptly after the case was registered.
He added that following a three-hour drive using information technology, police arrested the accused teacher from Parandaha area in Satkhira Sadar upazila.
