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RAMPUR: A madrassa teacher was arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl student in Azeem Nagar here on Monday.

Police arrested Qari Talha, 40, a resident of Dokpuri Tanda, following a complaint lodged by the girl’s father.

Station house office (SHO) of Azeem Nagar police station Rajeev Kumar said, “The accused sexually abused the girl several times over the past few months at the madrassa. The incident came into light when the girl’s parents noticed behavioural changes in her and she also refused to go madrassa.”

“Initially, the accused was booked for molestation, but after recording the victim’s statement, he was also booked for rape and under various sections of the Prevention of Children from the Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act. The accused was produced before the court, which sent him to jail under fourteen days of judicial custody,” said SHO.

According to police, both accused and girl underwent medical examinations at the district hospital and their DNA samples were also collected for forensic examination.

According to SHO, police will also record statements of other students of madrassa in this connection.

